TY - BOOK ID - 3339968 TI - Shipping the medieval military : English maritime logistics in the fourteenth century PY - 2011 VL - *33 SN - 1358779X SN - 9781843836544 1843836548 9781846158452 9786613772305 1846158451 1281017000 PB - Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, DB - UniCat KW - Military sealift KW - Merchant marine KW - Shipping KW - Logistics KW - Transportation, Military KW - Histoire militaire KW - --Grande-Bretagne KW - --Royal Navy KW - --Moyen âge, KW - Transport maritime KW - --Marine marchande KW - --Logistique KW - --Transport militaire KW - --Édouard III, KW - History KW - Great Britain KW - Royal Navy KW - History, Naval KW - Military sealift - Great Britain - History - To 1500 KW - Merchant marine - Great Britain - History - To 1500 KW - Shipping - Great Britain - History - To 1500 KW - Logistics - History - To 1500 KW - Transportation, Military - Great Britain - History - To 1500 KW - Moyen âge, 476-1492 KW - Marine marchande KW - Logistique KW - Transport militaire KW - Édouard III, 1312-1377 KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Great Britain - History, Naval KW - Great Britain - History - Edward III, 1327-1377 KW - Great Britain. KW - Geschichte 1300-1400. KW - Military transportation KW - Motor vehicles in war KW - Communications, Military KW - Military art and science KW - Stream crossing, Military KW - Marine shipping KW - Marine transportation KW - Maritime shipping KW - Ocean KW - Ocean traffic KW - Ocean transportation KW - Sea transportation KW - Shipping industry KW - Water transportation KW - Communication and traffic KW - Marine service KW - Transportation KW - Mercantile marine KW - Naval transportation KW - Sea lift, Military KW - Sealift, Military KW - Economic aspects KW - צי הבריטי KW - England and Wales. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3339968 AB - Mariners made a major - but neglected - contribution to England's warfare in the middle ages. Here their role is examined anew, showing their importance. During the fourteenth century England was scarred by famine, plague and warfare. Through such disasters, however, emerged great feats of human endurance. Not only did the English population recover from starvation and disease but thousands of the kingdom's subjects went on to defeat the Scots and the French in several notable battles. Victories such as Halidon Hill, Neville's Cross, Crécy and Poitiers not only helped to recover the pride of the English chivalrous class but also secured the reputation of Edward III and the Black Prince. Yet what has been underemphasized in this historical narrative is the role played by men of more humble origins, none more so than the medieval mariner. This is unfortunate because during the fourteenth century the manpower and ships provided by the English merchant fleet underpinned every military expedition. The aim of this book is to address this gap. Its fresh approach to the sources allows the enormous contribution of the English merchant fleet to the wars conducted by Edward II and Edward III to be revealed; the author also explores the complex administrative process of raising a fleet and provides career profiles for many mariners, examining the familial relationships that existed in port communities and the shipping resources of English ports. Craig L. Lambert is Research Assistant at the University of Hull. ER -