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1356 : a novel
Author
Title
1356 : a novel / Bernard Cornwell.
ISBN
9780061969676
0061969672
9780062239297 (signed edition)
0062239295 (signed edition)
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication
New York : Harper, 2013.
Copyright Notice Date
©2012
Physical Description
417 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Notes
"Originally published, in a slightly different form, in Great Britain in 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso.
"Go with God, but fight like the devil"--Dust jacket.
Map on endpapers.
Summary
The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.
Variant and related titles
Thirteen hundred fifty-six
Thirteen fifty-six
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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