1356: A Novel

Description:

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,  History,  Adventure,  Historical,  Fiction and related items / Adventure / War and combat fiction,  Fiction and related items / Historical fiction,  Mercenary troops,  War,  nyt:hardcover-fiction=2013-01-27,  New York Times bestseller,  Great britain, fiction,  France, fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  Fiction, war & military,  American fiction,  Fiction, historical