Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Cornwell, Bernard. Title: 1356 : a novel / Bernard Cornwell. Edition: First U.S. edition. Description: 417 p. : maps ; 24 cm. 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. Subjects: Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356 -- Fiction. Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Fiction. Mercenary troops -- Fiction. Historical fiction. War stories. France -- History -- 14th century -- Fiction. Other Title: Thirteen hundred fifty-six. Thirteen fifty-six. 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. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 9780061969676 0061969672 9780061969713 Other Number: 820730517 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 343060 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: FICTION Cornwell Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
