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All, Now that I've got an order in to Claymore, I am reading about the early Hundred Years War. Is the above Osprey Raid title worth getting? I wonder, does the Kindle version have the illustrations? Nick
I am planning on doing small skirmishes, raids and the like, so overall histories are not really what I am after. Historical novels will more do the trick.
Ah, right...... The only fiction I've read regarding the HYW was Bernard Cornwell's Azincourt, which was OK. Not particularly good but not terrible as a piece of fiction.I'm afraid that I haven't really read anything else fiction wise but would be interesting in hearing if there's anything (better) out there(?)
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The Sumption books are very detailed, at times covering the period almost day by day, and do cover the smaller scale actions and have lots of ideas both for scenarios and the background to possible scenarios. But light reading they ain’t, no matter how much I like reading them.
Can you give me a link to Sumpton? I started reading Jonathan Lunn's "Martin Kemp" series, seems decent, but not great.
I'd just like to add that if you're interest holds quite deeply in the HYW, the best studies to my mind thus far are:Trial by Battle: The Hundred Years War, Vol. 1: Trial by Battle v. 1, Jonathan Sumption:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trial-Battle-Hundred-Years-Vol/dp/0571200958Hundred Years War Vol 2: Trial By Fire: Trial by Fire v. 2, Jonathan Sumption:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Years-War-Vol-Trial/dp/0571207375/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VJXVBZEVJ3XYAFQ9YB5THundred Years War Vol 3: Divided Houses, Jonathan Sumption:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Years-War-Vol-Divided/dp/0571240127/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3/258-1378316-0516954?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0571240127&pd_rd_r=0fa67928-33a9-4c85-93a8-93386774a168&pd_rd_w=5PFBQ&pd_rd_wg=00Eof&pf_rd_p=7a9d3b22-47b7-4932-be38-57f4219c3325&pf_rd_r=J0JP029FHM9RADBQ1NWT&psc=1&refRID=J0JP029FHM9RADBQ1NWTHundred Years War Vol 4: Cursed Kings, Jonathan Sumption:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hundred-Years-War-Vol-Cursed/dp/0571274560/ref=pd_sbs_14_3/258-1378316-0516954?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0571274560&pd_rd_r=19145288-45c3-41af-a1ca-f6c45bd873a9&pd_rd_w=VcAmH&pd_rd_wg=qgcB2&pf_rd_p=2b420a2f-6593-478e-8b5f-cb43865ff16f&pf_rd_r=QR9K8MDQMEF55RNYFMPM&psc=1&refRID=QR9K8MDQMEF55RNYFMPMWith Part V being published, if memory serves, sometime next year.