Azincourt
A Historical, Fiction, War book. So you know it was a glorious battle, Hook, in which God favoured the English, but...
An extraordinary and dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelistAzincourt, fought on October 25th 1415, St Crispin's Day, is one of England’s best-known battles, in part through the brilliant depiction of it in Shakespeare's Henry V, in part because it was a brilliant and unexpected English victory and in part because it was the first battle won by the use of the longbow - a weapon developed by the English which enabled them to dominate the European battlefields for the rest of the century.Bernard Cornwell’s Azincourt is a vivid, breathtaking and meticulously well-researched account...
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- Pages: 453 pages
- ISBN: 9780007271221 / 7271220
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Shit! Evelgold added.What? Hook asked, alarmed.I just stepped in some.Thats supposed to bring you luck, Hook said.Then Id better dance in the goddam stuff. Bernard Cornwell, Azincourt // Trinity Royal, which was being nuzzled by a dozen small launches nosing into her flank like piglets suckling on a sow. Bernard Cornwell, Azincourt // So you know it was a glorious battle, Hook, in which God favoured the English, but God's favour is a fickle thing.''Are you telling me He's not on our side?''I'm telling you that God is on the side of whoever wins, Hook. Bernard Cornwell, Azincourt //
***Note: I apologize for the misspelling of Cornwell as Cromwell. I changed it here, but I can't change in the comments. Amazing!! 5 Stars! A new favorite author!! Such a good book, though not without its quirks. The main thing to note is that this book is about a famous battle, so there is an extremely long battle scene. I became a... Cornwell's 1415 battle opus, AZINCOURT, is his stand-alone retelling of the famous battle in which Henry V and the English army took on the might of France on St Crispin's Day. What's surprising is that this famous and humungous battle only occupies that last fifth or so of the book and before then we get lots of build up and other... Alright...those who know me...now you have all picked yourselves up off the floor I will explain the dismal rating. And as I explain it, it may pay to keep in mind that the only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 is because I am a gutless coward.Here we go.I simply did not like it. I could not even finish it I disliked it so much....
