Edward III and the War at Sea - The English Navy, 1327-1377

The story of the war at sea in the reign of Edward III, including the important sea battles, and an analysis of the development of the English navy in the period.

List of contents

Introduction
Edward II and Mortimer's invasion (1307-27)
The King's Navy
Mortimer, the Admirals and Scotland (1327-31)
Edward III, the Navy and the Disinherited (1331-35)
The King's ships: Logistics and Structure
England, France, Scotland and the War at Sea (1336)
Walter Manny, Cadzand and Antwerp (1337-39)
Merchant Shipping in English Fleets
Tactics, Strategy and the Battle of Sluys (1340)
The Organisation of Impressed Fleets
Brittany and the War at Sea (1340-42)
The Crecy Campaign and Calais (1342-47)
Mastery of The Channel (1347-50)
The Battle of Winchelsea (1350)
Barges and Truces (1353-57)
Edward III and Resistance to the Navy
The Fleet of 1359 and the Winchelsea Raid (1357-60)
Years of Peace, Years of Decay (1360-69)
The Decline of the Fleet in the Final Years of Edward III
Failure and Fiasco: Knolles and La Rochelle (1369-73)
Edward III's Final Years (1373-77)

About the author

Graham Cushway

Summary

The story of the war at sea in the reign of Edward III, including the important sea battles, and an analysis of the development of the English navy in the period.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Cushway
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781843836216
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-621-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 687 g
• Series: Warfare in History (Hardcover); Warfare in History; Warfare in History (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Militärgeschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, HISTORY / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Military / Naval, History - Military / War