A claim about exceptional national mobilization needs to be distinguished from the structure of Edward III's England. This was a highly militarized state able to assemble substantial forces without committing every available soldier to Sluys. Edward still retained a large army in England that could later cross for an invasion of France. Institutions and standing patterns of military service could produce high capacity without exhausting an entire society at once.
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England's military capacity did not require total mobilization
A deeply militarized political system let Edward III field a large expedition while retaining another substantial army in England.