{"product_id":"agincourt-a-new-history-9780752438139","title":"Agincourt: A New History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs night fell in Picardy on Thursday 24 October 1415  Henry V and his English troops  worn down by their long march after the taking of Harfleur and diminished by the dysentery they had suffered there  can little have dreamt that the battle of the next day would provide them with one of the most complete victories ever won. Anne Currys startling history recreates the campaign and battle from the perspectives of the English and the French. Only now  through an in-depth investigation of the contemporary narrative sources as well as the administrative records  and through a new look at the terrain where the battle was fought  can we come to firmer conclusions on what exactly happened  and why. This book  based on years of painstaking research and reflection  makes clear the genius of Henry V as a military leader  and the strengths and capabilities of the English army which he commanded. There can be no doubt of the desire of the French to resist him and to protect their homeland from his invasion. The French fought bravely and to the death. So what went wrong for the French? This question  and many more  are answered in this lively new history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647611297845,"sku":"ByrdShop_0752438131","price":97.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780752438139.jpg?v=1781695618","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/agincourt-a-new-history-9780752438139","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}