01832cam a2200421 i 4500 901273723 TxAuBib 20230727120000.0 120615s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062223258 paperback 0062223259 paperback (OCoLC)795757332 TxAuBib rda Cornwell, Bernard. 1356 : a novel / Bernard Cornwell. Thirteen hundred fifty-six. Thirteen fifty-six. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York : HarperLuxe, 2013. 602 pages (large print) : maps ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. 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 Poiters and French King John II. 20230727. Edward, Prince of Wales, 1330-1376 Fiction. Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356 Fiction. Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 Fiction. Mercenary troops Fiction. Strategy Fiction. France History 14th century Fiction. Large print books. Historical fiction. War fiction.