24 Hours at Agincourt

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A definitive account of the iconic battle, uniquely structured over 24 hours of a single shocking day - a day that changed history Agincourt was an astonishing clash of arms, a pivotal moment in the Hundred Years War and the history of warfare in general.;;King Henry V's exhausted troops were preparing for certain defeat as they faced a far larger French army. What was to take place in the following 24 hours, it seemed only the miraculous intervention of God could explain.;;Interlacing eyewitness accounts, background chronicle and documentary sources with a new interpretation of the battle's onset, acclaimed military historian Michael Jones takes the reader into the heart of this extraordinary feat of arms.

Michael Jones was awarded a PhD in history by Bristol University and subsequently taught at the University of Glasgow and Winchester College. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and member of the British Commission for Military History and works now as a writer, media consultant and presenter. Amongst his historical titles he has written on the battles of Bosworth, Stalingrad and Leningrad and co-authored The King's Grave- The Search for Richard III. He was a consultant on Channel 4's Battle of Agincourt and The History Channel's Warriors.

A blow-by-blow account of one of our greatest military triumphs ... Michael Jones has reconstructed the battle in fascinating detail. * Daily Express * A convincing narrative of how and why Henry V turned his army into a band of brothers and won Agincourt against all odds. * Tim Clayton * Fascinating ... with eye-witness accounts from both sides, at every stage of the battle, this amounts to a brilliant history book' * Historical Novel Society * In his hour-by-hour account of the battle Michael Jones has created a vivid evocation * Daily Mail * Jones succeeds admirably in presenting an absorbing and thorough account of this most iconic of medieval engagements ... accessible and authoritative. * BBC History Magazine *