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John Talbot and the War in France, 1427-1453

A. J. Pollard

出版	Pen & Sword Military, 2005
主題	Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / MilitaryHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Europe / FranceHistory / Europe / MedievalHistory / Modern / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN	18441524729781844152476
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZFH_0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

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John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was the last of the celebrated English commanders of the Hundred Years' War. In his lifetime his reputation for audacity and courage gave him an unrivalled fame among the English, and he was feared and admired by the French. A.J. Pollard, in this pioneering and perceptive account, reconstructs the long career of this extraordinary soldier and offers a fascinating insight into warfare in the late medieval period. Talbot was the last representative of generations of brave, brutal warriors whose appetite for glory and personal gain had sustained English policy in France since the time of Edward III. His defeat and death at the Battle of Castillon on 17 July 1453 marked the end of the wars. It was also the final act in a heroic but savage tradition.