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Subject: The Physics of Agincourt
Burke G Sheppard    10/13/2007 6:36:17 PM
The Physics of Agincourt Everything you ever wanted to know about the physics of medieval archery, and just why the English longbow was such an effective weapon on the battlefield.
 
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jastayme3       10/20/2007 3:37:20 AM

John Keegan's guess was that the attempt to escape the arrows forced the French into a traffic jam which the sheild wall of the English dismounted men-at-arms in the middle rolled over like a bulldozer, bows and bills thus making a synergy.

 
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