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Dr Michael Livingston teaches the military and cultural history of the Middle Ages at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. He co-authored the textbook reader Medieval Warfare, and future works include books on the battles of Hastings and Shrewsbury. These add to previous books The Battle of Crécy: A Casebook, winner of the 2017 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History, and Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England (Osprey, 2021).Fascinating and engaging, and told with clear passion for the subject, <i>Crécy: Battle of Five Kings</i> is not to be missed.
Aspects of History
<p>Original, insightful and revelatory – Michael Livingston has once again transformed the way we think about one of the great battles of the Middle Ages. An indispensable guide for anyone interested in Crécy and the Hundred Years War.</p>
- Dan Jones, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author,
<p>Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.</p>
- Bernard Cornwell, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series,
<p>There are master conflict analysts. There are master storytellers. There are master historians. Only once in a lifetime do you find all three skills at the highest level in a single person. <i>Crécy: Battle of Five Kings</i> is what you get when that person writes a book.</p>
- Myke Cole, author of 'Legion versus Phalanx' and 'The Bronze Lie',
This is an enjoyable and informative read.
British Archaeology
This is an important book, working both as an introductory text for a general audience, aswell as offering an important reinterpretation of the battle for consideration by scholars.
Journal of British Studies