Screen LibraryAzincourt
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Harper,
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| Publisher Address: | London |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Special overseas ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | 453 p.: ill., map ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780007304462 0007304463 |
| Index Number: | I561 |
| CLC: | I561.45 |
| Call Number: | I561.45/C821-3/special.overseas.ed. |
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First published in 2008 in Great Britain by HarperCollins under the title: Agincourt. Includes a special "Behind the battle" section following the novel. One of England's most dramatic victories, the battle of Agincourt is more than history; it is legend. Immortalized by Shakespeare in Henry V, the against-all-odds fight pitted the undermanned and overwhelmed English against their tireless French adversaries. Following the whole campaign of 1415, from the disasters at the siege of Harfleur to the horrors of the field at Agincourt, this exhilarating epic of survival and slaughter is at once a brilliant work of history and a triumph of imagination, as the author brings to life the inspiring story of the common men who were responsible for the uncommon victory. |