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The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations. By Anne Curry. Rochester, N.Y.: Boydell & Brewer, 2000. ISBN 0-8511-802-1. Maps. Notes. Pp. xiv, 474. $75.00.
This book is a welcome addition to the history of medieval warfare as it assembles in one volume the majority of sources relating to the Battle of Agincourt (1415). Agincourt was made famous by Shakespeare's play Henry V; it was a victory of English foot soldiers and archers, who decimated the French chivalry. As major battles were a rare event in the Middle Ages and few knights or soldiers...