Azincourt - Bernard Cornwell

...to the English 'Agincourt'). Azincourt focuses primarily on the famous battle and events leading up to it as seen through the eyes of one William Hook, an outlaw turned archer in the English army. It’s an interesting perspective owing to the central role of archers in the English campaign against the French, although as protagonists go, he is at times somewhat difficult to warm to, and frankly doesn’t talk enough, or with sufficient depth, to become ...
...though, the true value of Azincourt lies in the battle scenes, recreated painstakingly and (according to the author) with much historical research (most of the character names, including William Hook, are lifted directly from historical records). It is in these moments that Hook, and the novel itself, come to life. The skills of a trained archer are depicted with supreme clarity, and the raft of sensations that come with combat – blood, death, fear, ...

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