{"product_id":"9780007291991","title":"Azincourt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique novel, looking at one the greatest battles, a battle that was a turning point in history, from many points of view, by a master storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Cornwell has been thinking about this subject for years. He has long wanted to write a book about a single battle, the events that lead up to it, the actual days in the battle and the aftermath from multiple viewpoints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgincourt, fought on October 25th 1415, on St Crispin's Day, is one of the 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. This was a weapon developed in this form only by the English - parishes were forced to train boys from as young as eight daily - and enabled them to dominate the European battlefields for the rest of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively historical characters abound on all sides but in Bernard Cornwell's hands the fictional characters, horsemen, archers, nobles, peasants are authentic and vivid, and the hour by hour view of the battle is dramatic and gripping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe military prowess displayed in Azincourt is a testament to Bernard Cornwell's status as a bestselling author. The war strategies and the use of the longbow, a top weapon of the time, are intricately detailed, making this a Sunday Times bestselling book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire I, II, and III), Ken Follett (A Column of Fire), Ben Kane (Hunting the Eagles), Matthew Harffy (Killer of Kings), and Julian Stockwin (The Baltic Prize).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernard Cornwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889159458965,"sku":"9780007291991","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007291991_a63edb65-cec3-4198-9d2f-ed1e8c2663dc.jpg?v=1776888192","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007291991","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}