The Battle of Agincourt was one of the turning points in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Endured by a long campaign, hunger and disease, the British army was at least five times inferior in number to the enemy. The French were determined to stop Henry V's army on the approaches to Calais and the superiority of the forces to exterminate the invaders. But the outcome of the battle was unpredictable - the victory is not achieved by number, but by skill .. In the center of an unequal battle is a simple English archer Nicholas Hook, ready to fight for his king to the last. Only through military skill, discipline and personal prowess do such soldiers achieve the most brilliant victories in history. This exciting novel about the war is a magnificent literary reconstruction, one of the best works of Bernard Cornwell, the author of the world's recognized bestsellers of the Saxon Chronicles series, novels about the shooter Richard Sharpe and many other books.