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English Longbowman 1330–1515

English Longbowman 1330–1515

Warrior 11
  • Author: Clive Bartlett
  • Illustrator: Gerry Embleton
  • Short code: WAR 11
  • Publication Date: 15 May 1995
  • ISBN: 9781855324916
  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 64
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About this Product

The English military ascendancy which lasted from the mid-14th to the early 15th century was founded upon defensive tactics based on the use of the longbow. This weapon, distinctive in that it was used by English forces alone, was probably the most effective missile weapon of the Late Middle Ages: its arrow had the same penetrative ability as a modern day bullet and the bow's rate of fire was not equalled by any weapon used by English forces until the adoption of the Lee Enfield rifle at the beginning of the 20th century.

Biographical Note

Clive Bartlett has spent many years researching the English army of the late medieval period. He is also a practicing long bow archer renowned in that field. Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s specialising in the 18th and 19th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles he has lived in Switzerland since the early 1980s.

Contents

Introduction Recruitment Service Earnings Plunder Victualling Unit Formation Defensive Wear and Weapons Weapons Training Movement and Transport Medical Services Beliefs Bibliography

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