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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...
| Main Author: | Cornwell, Bernard (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Harper,
2013.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
"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. |
| Physical Description: |
417 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780061969676 (hardcover) 0061969672 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: |
Cornwell served as producer of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969-1976. After this he was head of current affairs for BBC-TV in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1979 he became editor of television news for Thames Television of London. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer. he lives with his wife on Cape Cod. Cornwell's Sharpe series, adventure stories about a British soldier set in the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, are built on the author's interest in the Duke of Wellington's army. Titles include Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Regiment, and Sharpe's Waterloo. The Last Kingdom series has ten books. Book ten, The Flame Bearer is on the bestsellers list. He has also written other works including Wildtrack, Killer's Wake, Sea Lord, Stormchild, Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. His title Death of Kings made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 and In 2014 his title The Pagan Lord made the list again. (Bowker Author Biography) |