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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent material, if a bit dry,
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This review is from: Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: A Biography of the Black Prince (Paperback)
If you're looking for an upbeat, easy-to-read history of Prince Edward, look elsewhere. This is definitely NOT the book for you.
If you are looking for a book that details the life of a great leader, and digs deeply into the machinations behind the events of his times, this is definitely the book to get. So, point of the review: Armchair historians beware! This is a deep, quite dry history of the Black Prince.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable and Medieval fun,
By Mars Ultor "Eagle" (Alabama, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: A Biography of the Black Prince (Paperback)
Richard Barber's biography of the Black Prince is the best of its kind. It gave a informative insight into a man who can not easily be analyized because a legend has built up around him in the last 650 years. But Barber did his best, and his best was surely enough.
First off is the looking into of the Prince's childhood. In all the books I've read on him, Barber's account of the young prince's childhood was the most detailed account of the household, and it clearly showed the Prince's upbringing as a war leader: he had horses by the age of four and armor by the age of seven. This is clearly a preview of his later military success. Another thing Barber brings across is the relationship between the Prince and his father, Edward III. It showed a great father son love/respect for each other. It is also a huge impact on the Prince's career; he learned everything from his father, from warfare to leadership. Hugely important, and Barber clearly makes the relationship known. I particularly liked the battles: Crecy, Poitiers, Najera, and Limoges were very well descriped. Barber has a talent for writing an account of a battle that really takes you back to the battlefields of the Prince's incredible victories. Another thing about the battles is that Frossait is absent from the records, usually. Barber cleary states that he doesn't use Frossait's chronicle is that it doesn't present the facts in a scholarly way, but in story form. Good move for Mr. Barber. This book is very detailed and an incrediable good study and biography of a famous legend of someone like the Black Prince |
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Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: A biography of the Black Prince by Richard W. Barber (Hardcover - 1978)
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