Agincourt

If you choose only one history book this year, make it Agincourt. - Bernard Cornwell. Historian Juliet Barker examines the spectacular Battle of Agincourt and the unlikely victory of approximately 6,000 English over 36,000 French in 1415. In her research, the author dissects the determination, warfare, and dedication of English King Henry V, the main architect of this victory, and why, despite all the odds, he achieved it. A compelling account of one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War. "Juliet Barker offers us fascinating treatises." - The New York Times