The epic Richard & Judy Book Club Pick from a Sunday Times bestselling historian
The first instalment in a new Hundred Years War trilogy, following a tight-knit group of soldiers fighting the 1346 Crécy campaign in medieval France. From Sunday Times bestselling historian Dan Jones.

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'Draws you in page by page. The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best.' CONN IGGULDEN

SOME MEN FIGHT FOR GLORY.
OTHERS FIGHT FOR COIN.
THE ESSEX DOGS FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER.

July 1346. The Hundred Years’ War begins, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home again.

There’s Pismire, small enough to infiltrate enemy camps. Scotsman, strong enough to tear down a wall. Father, a priest turned devilish by the horrors of war. Romford, a talented young archer on the run from his past. And Loveday, their battle-scarred captain, who watches over them all.

With sword, axe and longbow, the Dogs must survive from the landing beaches of Normandy to the perilous field of Crécy. But this war is a bloody one – and it’s only just begun.

PRAISE FOR ESSEX DOGS

'A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell.' JANE JOHNSON
'Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.' DAILY MAIL
'Vital, earthy, and heart-stopping.' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB
'The soldiers' lives are rather brilliantly recreated – the kit, the fighting, the boredom and discomfort.' THE TIMES
'Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood, piss and vomit and leave you wanting more.' DAISY DUNN
'A cast of unforgettable characters.' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
'Simply stunning.' DUFF McKAGAN, New York Times No1 bestselling author