A bascinet of the pointed snout variety. These relatively
light helmets relied as much on the deflecting slopes of their shape as on the
strength of their metal to protect the wearer. Bascinets began to be worn about
1310 and by the time of Crecy were usual wear for the wealthier knights.
from The Battle of Crecy by Rupert Matthews
Book Description
Rupert Matthews tells the story of the most dramatic
military campaign of the medieval world, a thrilling tale of action,
adventure, mystery and much more. Before the Crecy campaign began,
France was recognised to have the greatest, most powerful and most
modern army in all Christendom. England was thought of as a prosperous
but relatively backward kingdom lying somewhere in the sea off the
European coast. But six hours of bloodshed, slaughter and heroism beyond
imagining changed all that. The pride of France was humbled, her army
destroyed and her king a wounded fugitive fleeing for his life through a
foggy night. This book explains to the general reader the reality of
warfare in the year 1346. It seeks to recreate in our minds the tactics
used in the Crecy Campaign and to put them into the context of the time.
It shows what the weapons were like and how they were used in action.
It describes the tactics of the different military units involved and
how these would have impacted on each other in battle. Crucially, it
takes the reader inside the minds of the commanders to explain what they
did, why they did it and what they hoped to achieve. This is the
second in Spellmount's new series, "Campaign in Context". 
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