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  • What a pity! 17  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    This book COULD be excellent if the author had left guided by a mass of small details at the expense of the big picture. As usual, Georges Minois is revealed underneath everything when it comes to economic and monetary matters at the time. As for the
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  • A narrative event  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    This book is very well written quite complete at the event level. And very clear. Among others (to answer another comment), Georges Minois can give to Joan of Arc the place it deserves, that is to say not much. Like all French historians dealing with
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  • seething  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    The works on the hundred years war abound but I must admit that this is one I was most passionate; The author makes us live this tragic time in which to implement the United Nations. Feudalism background in military and administrative organization be
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  • Good work 30  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    Good work overall: rich and well documented. The author studies the multiple aspects of this complex war and unravels for us in the son one by one: eg Scottish war is much better treated than in the work of Jean Favier. Two minor drawbacks, however:
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  • Prejudiced  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    I prefer by far the book of John Favier. Minois sometimes seems very biased and lacks the rigor of the historian. Just read the passage on Joan of Arc, for example, which is anything but objective. Religious views, political etc. the writer should no
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  • very good 767 1  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    The Hundred Years War as if you were there with famous actors (Edward III, the Black Prince, Bertrand du Guesclin ...) and not so famous (the Captal Buch, Robert Knowles, ...). Reading is very nice. G. Minois use widely enough humor to make his story
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  • Full 114  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    This book is a mine of information on the war 100 years. Evolving chronologically over this conflict, the reader is invited to discover the issues and political machinery that this deadly clash that gave birth to the first two real nations of Western
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  • The story to everyone 1  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    The Hundred Years War, known phrase all but who really knows all the turmoil behind the sentence? This war marks many turning points, sinking of feudalism, development of centralized royal administration, increased power of rulers, etc ... In the wor
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  • Geoges Minois give you the taste for history  

    The Hundred Years War (Paperback)
    Georges Minois me to this pivotal period in the history of our two countries (I live in England!). I read his beautiful book about Charles VII, King Shakepearien, and Duguesclin. Mr. Minois has the gift of sharing his knowledge and especially make it
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