![]() The design and materials of the bow, by P H. The beginnings 11 The longbow into Britain 28 From Edward I in Wales to Edward III in France - the longbow comes of age 41 The archer at sea, in a river, and on the downs at Grecy-en-Ponthieu 57 The men of the bow 75 The long road to Agincourt 96 From Joan of Arc to Roger Ascham 120 Playing bows and arrows 136 The American way 157 The weapon and the hunt, the wood and the making 173 Forward to the past 194 Testing the bows 205 What sort of men? Some conclusions 217 Some Technical considerations 1. ![]() P r i n t e d a n d b o u n d in t h e U S AĬontents Author's Note Author's Preface Foreword by Bernard Cornwell Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapters Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 fax: + 4 4 1963 4 4 0 0 0 1 E-mail: s a l e s h a y n e s. Patrick S t e p h e n s L i m i t e d is a n i m p r i n t of H a y n e s P u b l i s h i n g S p a r k f o r d, Yeovil, S o m e r s e t BA22 7JJ T e l : 0 1 9 6 3 4 4 2 0 3 0 Fax: 0 1 9 6 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 I n t. First p u b l i s h e d in h a r d b a c k in 1976 by PSL P a p e r b a c k e d i t i o n p u b h s h e d in 1986 a n d r e p r i n t e d in 1990 T h i r d e d i t i o n p u b l i s h e d in h a r d b a c k in 1992 by PSL, a n i m p r i n t of H a y n e s P u b l i s h i n g R e p r i n t e d in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2 0 0 0 a n d 2 0 0 3 F o u r t h e d i t i o n p u b l i s h e d in 2 0 0 6 by S u t t o n P u b l i s h i n g, a subsidiary of H a y n e s P u b l i s h i n g R e p r i n t e d in 2 0 1 0 by PSL a n i m p r i n t of H a y n e s P u b l i s h i n gīritish L i b r a r y C a t a l o g u i n g in P u b l i c a t i o n D a t a A c a t a l o g u e r e c o r d f o r this b o o k is available f r o m t h e British L i b r a r y I S B N 978 1 8 5 2 6 0 6 2 0 6 N o p a r t of this p u b l i c a t i o n m a y b e r e p r o d u c e d, s t o r e d in a r e t r i e v a l system, o r t r a n s m i t t e d in a n y f o r m, o r by a n y m e a n s, electronic, m e c h a n i c a l, p h o t o c o p y i n g, r e c o r d i n g o r o t h e r w i s e, w i t h o u t t h e p r i o r p e r m i s s i o n of t h e p u b l i s h e r a n d c o p y r i g h t h o l d e r. © Robert Hardy All r i g h t s r e s e r v e d. ![]() P P Q B O W SOCIAL A N D MILITARY HISTORY 'The longbow's story is, in large part, England's story, and Robert Hardy tells it wonderfully.' ^ ^ ![]()
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