Of the medieval writers mentioned in the text, the
Chronicles of Jean Froissart are the most widely available to modern readers.
They have been published in a number of editions and translations. These
include a translation by Penguin Classics and another by the University of
Michigan Library. Even six centuries on the book is lively, exciting and
thrilling.
The Chronicle of Jean le Bel is less widely available,
though in 1966 the Folio Society of London produced a history of the Hundred
Years War that reproduced lengthy sections of le Bel’s work, including his
complete account of the Crecy campaign. This book can sometimes be found in
second hand shops or on internet auction sites. A complete modern reprint of le
Bel’s works (so far available only in French) was published in 2001 by Elibron.
The other contemporary letters and chronicles are rarely available outside
specialist libraries and collections.
Of the modern works on the Hundred Years Wars it would be
unfair to pick out some that are better than others for every reader has their
own tastes and preferences. I will make an exception for the impressively
exhaustive tome on medieval archery written by Robert Hardy and Matthew
Strickland entitled The Great Warbow and published by Sutton. The various
booklets published by Osprey are easily accessible to a casual reader and the
books by W.M. Ormrod reveal much about the social and economic history of the
reign of King Edward III. Spellmount, the publishers of this book, have
produced a number of good books on other aspects of medieval warfare.
from "Crecy : A Campaign in Context" by Rupert Matthews.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Crecy-Campaign-Context/dp/1862273693/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413904797&sr=1-1&keywords=rupert+matthews+crecy
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