Название: Longbowman vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years’ War 1337-1460 (Osprey Combat 24)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2015
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 81
Размер: 92 Mb
Язык: English

For centuries, the crossbow had played a key role on the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War they came up against a more powerful foe. To master the English longbow was a labour of years, requiring far greater skill to use than the crossbow, but it was much more flexible and formidable, striking fear into the French and their allies.