Tag: Michael Livingston

Michael Livingston: What We Misunderstand About the Hundred Years War | The Sons of History Ep5

Michael Livingston is the secretary-general for the United States Commission on Military History, a history professor at The Citadel, and the author of several works, including his latest “Crécy: Battle of Five Kings.” The Sons of History will be discussing his book on the famous medieval battle and what we misunderstand about it and the…


Book Review: ‘Crécy: Battle of Five Kings’: Turning Centuries of Medieval Military History on Its Head

Is it possible for nearly 700 hundred years of historical narrative to be wrong? Michael Livingston has made a strong case that much of what we know about the 1346 Battle of Crécy, the battle that started the Hundred Years’ War between England and France, is wrong. In his new book, “Crécy: Battle of Five…