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Azincourt (Paperback)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 542 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (11 Jun 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007271220
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007271221
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (110 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,533 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for Azincourt '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 Praise for Bernard Cornwell and Sword Song: 'This is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive inscope, brilliant in execution' The Sun 'Great action scenes, rich in period detail, are underpinned by a feeling for the passions that shaped the Britain we know today' Sunday Telegraph, Seven Magazine Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched' Observer

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'His best book yet. No one understands the experience of the common soldier better than Bernard Cornwell and in this gripping account of the Agincourt campaign, seen through the eyes of a simple archer, he tears away the gloss of legend to reveal the raw truth of medieval warfare in all its shocking brutality, filth and gore.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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151 of 156 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure history at its best, 10 Oct 2008
This review is from: Azincourt (Hardcover)
It probably comes as no suprise to anyone who saw Bernard Cornwell's glowing comments on the front of Juliet Barker's excellent history book 'Agincourt', that Cornwell turned his attention Henry V's famous, almost miraculous, victory over the French. The problem is how to make such an extraordinarily well known story - thanks to Shakespeare and numerous histories - seem fresh and exciting. Thankfully, we are in the hands of a master at this sort of thing.

His story of Nick Hook, an English longbowman, does more than simply tick the expected boxes. It successfully puts the victory at Agincourt into perspective both politically and socially. It does so by bringing us firmly into the lives of the people. These people realised as properly medieval men and women. Cornwell scores over so many of his competitors by convincing us that these are not simply modern men in fancy dress. Faith in Christianity, for example, and the battle between the heretical Lollard beliefs, common in England at the time, and the Church are woven into the fabric of the story. It will come as no suprise that the battle scenes are strongly and convincingly portrayed.

I always hesitate before giving a five star review, but this is certainly worth it.
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48 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, 10 Oct 2008
This review is from: Azincourt (Hardcover)
I've been a fan of Cornwell's for some years now and have read everything he's done, in the past I have found his one off story's lack the sheer brilliance of his books that are part of a series. Azincourt however is, in my opinion, the best novel Cornwell has as yet produced, it's simply awsome. There are some aspects here that just shouldn't work (mainly the bits with God and the Saints) but Mr C pulls it off without leaving the reader thinking 'yeah right like that'd happen'.

I read this in 2 days flat, it's the very best book I have read in a long time, I implore you to buy this book, you will not be disappointed.
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great read - but owes a lot to Juliet Barker, 25 Oct 2008
This review is from: Azincourt (Hardcover)
I agree with the other reviewers that this is a great read but does at times feel a bit 'samey' (if you've read a lot of his other books.) Had I not read Juliet Barkers excellent book Agincourt, I'd have given the story 4 stars but this really feels like a dramatic version of that book. Cornwall to his credit does acknowledge this. In the Arthur chronicles (by far his best work in my opinion) I felt he brought some fresh ideas and insight but this feels a tad tired and derivative.

It didn't feel like too much original research went into this. I felt it left more questions about the battle than answers.

For example, I'd always bought the idea of the French men at arms of lumbering and clumsy weighed down by armour (as does Cornwall) yet recently saw a demo on TV of someone demo'ing some armour from the period. He was amazingly agile in it - leaping about and running. (Now in a muddy field and in a squashed mash of bodies it might not have made any difference - but...) I also came across a longbow group (who play with the things at weekends) who have suggested that firing in groups would have been more effective and that the particular arrows used might well have accelerated as they fell - giving a longer `galling' range than previously thought etc etc

Other books Cornwall has written have felt more `definitive'
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!!!
Azincourt was without doubt one of the best Bernard Cornwall stories I have read. He really gets to grips with the characters and produces an atmosphere that helps you create a... Read more
Published 20 days ago by JE SALTER

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Cornwell offering that is familiar & satisfying
I like my fiction with a bit of history and Bernard Cornwell knows what I want...you cannot take it away from him - he knows his fans and he is almost formulaic with his novels... Read more
Published 21 days ago by C. E. MCKEOWN

3.0 out of 5 stars Blood and violence and little else
Cornwell is a prolific writer of historical fiction and is particularly known for the series set in the Napoleonic Wars which has been shown on TV. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Martin White

3.0 out of 5 stars Mud-splattered formula
Cornwell has used a tried-and-tested formula for many of his books, which I have previously encountered in his `Sharpe' books. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Vernon

5.0 out of 5 stars Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Just an amazing story of what it was really like to fight a battle in the olden times.
Published 1 month ago by V. Smith

3.0 out of 5 stars May Contain Spoilers but, probably not...
I like Bernard Cornwell books, I always have done. This one, however, seems to be a little half-hearted and as other reviewers have mentioned starts to merge in to Harlequin in... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Zak

2.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe's Agincourt
The usual Cornwell 'pantomime' characters....with just a hint of history. The dialogue doesn't transport you back to the fifteenth century though. It's no more than an ok read.
Published 2 months ago by crosscutsaw

2.0 out of 5 stars Azincourt audio book
Having read the book, which I really enjoyed, and then listened to the audio book with others on a long car journey, I have to say I was extremely disappointed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dan

4.0 out of 5 stars Deja Vu
This is Bernard Cornwell's take on Agincourt and its fairly educational but if you read the grail quest series it can feel a bit repetative. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tony

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great story.
Cornwell has the great ability of making you feel as if you are at the battle...knee deep in mud, heavy armour, arrows flying in the air...brilliant! Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Johnson

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