CRECY: Battle of Five Kings

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Paperback edition. Author reveals how modern scholars have used archived manuscripts, satellite technologies, and traditional fieldwork to help find the location of the fields where thousands died. Explores the battle of Crecy, the repercussions that were felt for hundreds of years, and incorporates cutting-edge revelations and the personal story of how those discoveries were made. Contains 16 pages of full-color plates.

Contents
* Foreword
* Preface
* List of Illustrations
* List of Maps
* Introduction: The Crecy Dead, 28 August 1346
* 1. Roots of War, 1066-1308
* 2. Isabella and the Two Edwards, 1308-30
* 3. Wine, Wool, and the March to War, 1202-1337
* 4. The Hundred Years War Begins, 1337-46
* 5. The Campaign Begins, 12-23 July
* 6. The Sacking of Caen, 23-30 July
* 7. The Long Road to Paris, 30 July-16 August
* 8. The Battle of Blanchetaque, 16-25 August
* 9. Reconstructing Battles
* 10. The Armies Approach, 26 August
* 11. Finding Crecy
* 12. The Battle of Crecy, 26 August
* 13. The Second Day, 27 August
* Epilogue: All the Days to Come
* Appendix: The Location of Crecy
* Suggested Reading and Acknowledgments
* Endnotes
* Index