WAR CRUEL AND SHARP: English Strategy Under Edward III, 1327-1360.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with numerous black and white maps. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and crisp throughout and remaining free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine unclipped dustwrapper.

A thoroughly researched reassessment of the military and political strategies employed by Edward II and the Black Prince, which had led them to victory at Dupplin Moor, Halodon Hill, Crécy, and Poitiers.