Essex Dogs Series

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A historical saga about a motley crew of English fighters making life miserable for the French during the early days of the Hundred Years’ War. He also brings us wonderful characters with his ‘dogs’ – a tight-knit group of men who know how to fight but want to get home again in one piece.

The rest, Loveday guessed, had never learned to swim, or else had been pinned to the seabed by the weight of their packs and armour. A brutal presentation of medieval warfare that incorporates so much that is rarely even mentioned or acknowledged in most fiction.The relationships between characters in "The Essex Dogs" are reminded me of the deep connections formed between soldiers in the 506th Regiment. Dan Jones takes you to the year of Our Lord 1346' Tibor Fischer '[Essex Dogs] is the first instalment of what promises to be an epic trilogy' History Revealed Magazine --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Highly recommended, providing you don't mind blood, gore, brutality and a distinct lack of sentimentality.

I thought this might be a Richard Sharpe and the Rifles in the 100 years war type of story based on that comparison. A couple POVs swap around and it's great to see the war through the eyes of different members - as well as their hilarious dealings with the nobles - a special shoutout to Northampton and Warwick!I found the story dragged for quite awhile before plot elements were developed sufficiently enough to initiate some drama.