Preface; List of abbreviations; Maps; Genealogy; Introduction; 1. The causes and progress of the Hundred Year War; 2. Approaches to war; 3. The conduct of war; 4. The institutions of war; 5. War, social movement, and change; 6. War, people and nation; 7. War and literature; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
This book makes an important general contribution to the history of war in medieval times, and opens up new and original perspectives on a familiar topic.
'Allmand writes lucidly, does not talk down, and is the master of
his subject, as familiar with the primary sources as with the
modern literature. The information, analysis and judicious comment
which he packs into only 172 pages of text makes The Hundred Years
War a model of its kind.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Dr Allmand writes well on the progress of the war, and in one or
two important respects revises Perroy's influential narrative. The
distinguishing feature of this book is, however, the attempt to
place the conflict in a wider social, economic and cultural setting
… Probably never before for the English reader has the Hundred
Years War been placed in a broader context.' History
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