Viper's Blood (4) (Master of War)

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Provoked by the Dauphins refusal to honor the terms of his fathers surrender Edward III has invaded France with the greatest army England has ever assembled. But the English lions attempts to claw the French crown from its master are futile. After defeats at Crecy and Poitiers the Dauphin will no longer meet the English in the field. Mired down in costly sieges and facing a stalemate Edwards great army is forced to agree to a treaty. But peace comes at a price. The French request that Blackstone escort their Kings daughter to Italy to see her married to one of the two brothers who rule Milanthe same brothers who killed Blackstones family to revenge the defeats they suffered at his hand. Blackstone the French are certain will never leave Milan alive.