By Fire and Sword: The Rise and Fall of English Supremacy at Arms: 1314-1485Constable, 2007 - 564 pages For over 150 years, from 1314 to 1485, England fought an almost continuous war with its neighbours. Peter Reid proposes that England's ability to discipline, provision and finance such a long campaign was at the heart of its success. England became so strong because the whole nation was converted into a political state of total war. |
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