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Azincourt

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Damien Goodwin
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An extraordinary and dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelist

Agincourt, 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 of this momentous battle and its aftermath. From the varying viewpoints of nobles, peasants, archers, and horsemen, Azincourt skilfully brings to life the hours of relentless fighting, the desperation of an army crippled by disease and the exceptional bravery of the English soldiers.

©2012 Bernard Cornwell (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Medieval Small Town & Rural War & Military

Critic Reviews

‘If Bernard Cornwell was born to write one book, this is it. No other historical novelist has acquired such a mastery of the minutiae of warfare in centuries past. No one else could hope to take Shakespeare’s Henry V, strip it of its rhetoric and tell the unvarnished truth about the Battle of Agincourt’
Telegraph

‘A runaway success’
Guardian

'Nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell – action set six hundred years ago is a fresh and vital as six days ago, with rough, tough men at war, proving once again that nothing changes – least of all great storytelling’
Lee Child

‘An extrordinary and dramatic description of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelist’
Hampshire View

‘a vivid, breathtaking and meticulously well research account’
Paisley Daily Express
All stars
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I loved everything about this audiobook. Thoroughly researched, enjoyable characters, beautifully told. Highly recommended mix of fiction and non-fiction.

Captivating

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Loved this as i do all Cornwells books. The research and accuracy shows. Although i disagree with his view that the archers bodkins penetrated heat treated, hardened armour plate. It has been proven that it does not. That does not take away from the fact that this is a fantastic book and account of one of englands greatest victories over france.

Excelent as usual!

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Great story and great performance. It's in regular rotation for me. A must listen for anyone into archery.

Have listened many times

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