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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 Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Medieval Small Town & Rural War & Military Middle Ages Scary

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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
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I am a big Bernard Cornwall fan and was unsure how an audiobook would be, but this really brought it to life.

Great STory

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loved this book, the narrator was fantastic, I felt as if I was on the battlefield with the archers

Couldnt put this book down

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I have always heard bits about the battle of Agincourt. Due to my interest growing I bought the audiobook. After finishing it I'm even more interested. it is well written and the reader did an amazing job of captivating my interest.

great book

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I loved the book but the narrator was a little off putting. I think I got used to him by the end of the book. he just sounded bored.

Stunning book shame about the narrator

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Fantastically written against the backdrop of the Hundred Years’ War with France. Excellently read and capturing the emotions of combat, this is a must for all history fans!

Another epic from the master storyteller

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a very well told story. you feel like you are viewing the battles with your own eyes. the narrator did a great job bringing it to life.

Very Good audio.

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One of history's finest stories, written by one of our very best writers. thoroughly recommend.

A must read 👌

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Absolutely superb, gripping book that was very hard to stop listening to. Narration brilliant - would definitely recommend,

Superb

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Excellent listen, a few miss pronounced words but other than that thoroughly recommended. Great characters portrayed well by the reader. Particularly Sir John Cornwall, my favourite. Don't get too attached to anyone though, this is a Cornwell book after all. Shame this wasn't from a series like the Grail Quest or The Saxon Chronicles. Would like to have heard more about Nick.

Classic Cornwell on the fields of France

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Close to historical facts but with an intriguing fictional story cleverly entwined.Superb story by a superb story teller.

gripping story

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