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Crécy: Battle of Five Kings by Michael Livingston
'Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.' BERNARD CORNWELL, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series A groundbreaking new study of the battle of Crécy, in which the outnumbered English under King Edward III won a decisive victory over the French and changed the course of the Hundred Years War. The battle of Crécy in 1346 is one of the most famous and widely studied military engagements in history. The repercussions of this battle were felt for hundreds of years, and the exploits of those fighting reached the status of legend. Yet cutting-edge research has shown that nearly everything that has been written about this dramatic event may be wrong. In this new study, Michael Livingston reveals how modern scholars have used archived manuscripts, satellite technologies and traditional fieldwork to help unlock what was arguably the battle's greatest secret: the location of the now quiet fields where so many thousands died. Crécy : Battle of Five Kings is a story of past and present. It is a new history of one of the most important battles of the Middle Ages: a compelling narrative account of the battle of Crécy that still adheres to the highest scholarly standards in its detail. It is also an account that incorporates the most cutting-edge revelations and the personal story of how those discoveries were made. Read more
During the first decade of the Hundred Years' War, on August 26, 1346 English and French led troops met in battle in Northern France. King Edward III was at the head of the English troops, which defeated roundly the forces of French with King Philip VI as their leader. The French lost a a significant amount of nobles, both to death and ransom, and many, many others whose names are not known nor remembered. This notable victory reverberated through European history effecting countries, trade and growth for years afterward. The Battle of Crécy as it came to be known has become one of the most studied and written about military engagements in history. And yet, according to Michael Livingston in his new book Crécy: Battle of Five Kings most of what might be written and stated as fact about the battle might be wrong. June 1346. An English army lands in the Cotentin Peninsula and with little resistance begins to sack and pillage its way through France, closing with Paris. The troops are a motley band, robbing anything they can, breaking surrender agreements, and shipping as much back to England as possible. What can't be toted, is burned. Heading North the British plan to meet with a Flemish force advancing also into France. When plans change due to it being war, the English forces through superior engineering rebuild bridges, cross fords and escape the French long enough to prepare defensive positions by near Crécy. The French, who outnumber the English invaders attack, and are slaughtered. These are known facts, but after this is gets a little difficult to be sure of anything. Using sources from ouside of what has been used before, poem, works translated from Italian, and good old walking the field, Professor Livingston has a few questions. Was the location of the battle as stated, really where it happened? How man men died that day? Many famous Kings were to fight, and in some case die. What were their true fates? Professor Livingston explains all of this walking the field, using satellite imagery. The writing is very good telling the story up to the battle, and filling out the story with new information and how it was acquired, with numerous source notes, and maps to back up his new information. Books like this make it easy to understand how fake news and misinformation, and simple mistakes can arise, and be considered fact. Truth is hard, sometimes a story or just nodding along to someone's extrapolations is easier then going, well that sounds dumb. A very interesting book, both on histroy and how history is sometimes decided, and the work it entails. Recommended for students of the era, people with interest in the Hundred Years' War, military history, and those that enjoy a very good nonfiction tale.
Publisher -> Osprey Publishing (June 7, 2022) Language -> English Hardcover -> 304 pages ISBN-10 -> 1472847059 ISBN-13 -> 978-1472847058 Item Weight -> 1.38 pounds Dimensions -> 6.4 x 1.25 x 9.6 inches Best Sellers Rank: #79,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #134 in French History (Books) #390 in Great Britain History (Books) #1,907 in Military History (Books)
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