Agincourt
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061578908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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--James Rollins, author of The Last Oracle. A brutal and visceral tour through the medieval world, where life is balanced on the point of an arrow, and where war is fought with every bit of sinew in one's body. It left me breathless
Book Description "The greatest writer of historical adventures today" (Washington Post) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet--the heroic tale of Agincourt. Even after they had expelled the English from France they remembered la malheureuse journée with sadness. That army had sailed from Southampton Water with high hopes, the chief of which was the swift capture of Harfleur, which would be followed by a foray into the French heartland in hope, presumably, of bringing the French to battle. For years afterward the French called 25 October 1415 la malheureuse journée (the unfortunate day). It had been a disaster.Yet it was so nearly a disaster for Henry V and his small, but
Hookton to Hook? Clever but a little lazy. Cornwell carries on his exploration of the Hundred Years War that he began with the Thomas of Hookton series. However, he's leapt forward 60 years from the Battle of Poitiers (1356) to the Battle of Battle of Azincourt (1Hookton to Hook? Clever but a little lazy. Grant Fickel Cornwell carries on his exploration of the Hundred Years War that he began with the Thomas of Hookton series. However, he's leapt forward 60 years from the Battle of Poitiers (1356) to the Battle of Battle of Azincourt (1415), transposing the central character of Thomas of Hookton with another archer of excellence - Nicholas Hook. If the novel has any weakness this is it- the similarities between the two characters borders on the absurdly coincidental. This, of course, would only be apparent . 15), transposing the central character of Thomas of Hookton with another archer of excellence - Nicholas Hook. If the novel has any weakness this is it- the similarities between the two characters borders on the absurdly coincidental. This, of course, would only be apparent . We Few, We Proud, We Band of Readers When I hear reviewers say that 'No one understands the experience of the common soldier better than Bernard Cornwell' or something similar, I smile and think, 'Yeah, well how about the common soldier? And by that, I mean the Infantry 'grunt' who wields a modern sword, still sleeps in mud and filth, and endures ordeals and trials the likes of which most people will only ever read about. It's just possible he might have a clue. Having said that, let me add that no WRITER understands the experie. "Goose-Fledged Death" Gary Griffiths "Agincourt" is another lively but brutal lesson in English history, a primer in Medieval warfare and the campaigns and events that shaped what would eventually become the sprawling British Empire. As always, Cornwell spices his depiction of actual events with fictional characters - this time it's the 15th Century and the warrior king Henry V, told through the eyes of Nicholas Hook, an outlaw and archer in the King's army. The Hundred Year's War is coming to an end, chronicled here in the piou