The medieval chronicler Jean Froissart described the moment when King Edward's army unleashed its devastating new tactic on the batttlefield of Crecy: 'Then the English archers stept forth one pace and let fly their arrows so wholly and so thick, that it seemed snow.' Six hours of bloodshed later, the French king was a wounded fugitive fleeing for his life through the foggy night. This book is a clear and jargon-free explanation of the tactics, the weapons and the men who used them. This is the second in a new series from Spellmount, Campaigns in Context. Simply as a story, it is thrilling; as an exercise in interpeting military history, it is fascinating.