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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 27, 2024 12:47:39 GMT -5
Essex Dogs by Dan Jones
Historian Dan Jones' first historical novel follows the adventures of a mercenary company, The Essex Dogs, from Edward III's landing in Normandy through the Battle of Crecy. The focus here is on this small band and their attempts to survive and to attain their personal goals for the fight, getting paid when their time is up and looting the French cities and people to supplement that expected payment. As you could expect from Jones, who has written extensively about the Middle Ages, the history is spot on. And he forgoes the glamorization of war to show a truer picture of what warfare was like at the time, particularly for those who were not of a privileged class. Overall a very solid historical novel. If there are any problems, it does drag a bit in places and the characters aren't as fully developed as one might like. But it's still well worth a read. I just checked and our local library has a copy of this, so I put in a request. Wasn't aware of this book or author before you posted. Thanks. -M I’ve read a couple of his straight history books and have one or two in the hopper. He also does a lot of presentation work in British documentaries.
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