Joan of Arc: A Military Leader
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Joan of Arc: A Military Leader

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
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Joan of Arc: A Military Leader

About this book

In 1428 a young girl from a small French village approached the royal castle of Vaucouleurs with a now famous tale. Heavenly voices, she said, had told her to seek out the Dauphin, Charles, so that he might give her an army with which to deliver France from its English occupiers. The ensuing tale of Joan's military success is told here in a gripping and authoritative narrative. Previous works have concentrated on the religious and feminist aspects of Joan's career; this is the first to address the vital issue of what it was that made her the heroine she became. Why did the soldiers of France follow a woman into battle when no troops of the Hundred Years War had done so before, and how was she able to win? This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Middle Ages and the phenomenon of the girl warrior.

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Yes, you can access Joan of Arc: A Military Leader by Kelly DeVries,Kelly Devries in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780752460611
eBook ISBN
9780752468341
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Chronology
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. Why Joan of Arc was Needed
  9. 3. A Military Mission?
  10. 4. Relieving the Siege of Orléans
  11. 5. Cleaning up the Loire
  12. 6. The Road to Reims
  13. 7. The Decline of a Military Leader
  14. 8. The End of a Military Leader
  15. 9. Afterword
  16. Genealogical Charts
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography