The Calais garrison

The Calais garrison

by David Grummitt

Part of WARFARE IN HISTORY

2008
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"For over two hundred years, following its capture by Edward III in 1347, the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, cultural, diplomatic and military frontier, until its recapture by the French in 1558." "This is the first book-length study of the Calais garrison, the largest standing military force available to the English crown. It is based on extensive archival research and looks at recruitment and service in the garrison, the problems of pay and logistics, the weaponry and tactics used, and the chivalric and professional ethos among the soldiers. The Calais garrison is also placed in the wider context of the development of European warfare in general during the period."--Jacket.

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    How does shifting our historical focus from domestic English politics to the continental frontier of Calais change our understanding of England's military identity during the late medieval and Tudor periods?

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    Grummitt explores the immense logistical and financial challenges of maintaining the Calais garrison; how does the struggle to pay and supply troops resonate with modern discussions of military logistics, resource allocation, and bureaucratic inefficiency?

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    The book highlights the blend of traditional chivalric ideals and emerging professional soldiering among the garrison; in your own career or life, have you ever experienced a transition where an old ethos clashed with a modernizing, professional standard?

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