and "The Road to Crecy and "is an exciting and graphically detailed account of one of the great battles of the Hundred Years War, when England broke France's stronghold on Europe. More dramatic, decisive and bloody than Agincourt, it heralded a new era in warfare. This is the first book to use a ?campaign diary? to describe an entire military campaign of this period A major turning point in European history - the impact and implications of Crecy were far greater than those of Agincourt; and the story is more dramatic too An incredible and unexpected victory for the English, beating 5-1 odds and a vastly superior army Engaging army detail: who were the soldiers? how were they armed and trained? why did they fight? were they hungry tired? Splendid cast of characters lined up behind Edward III and his son the Black Prince Concentrates on people and personalities which really makes the action come alive for the reader