Henry V: Pocket Giants

by A.J. Pollard

Henry V is the best-known military hero in English history: better known than Marlborough or Wellington, or his grandfather, Edward III. He enjoyed more success against the French than any of them, coming tantalisingly close to conquering that vast country and imposing an English dynasty; this in a reign of just nine years, in only seven of which he was at war. Even before he died the heroic myth, later enshrined by Shakespeare, was being created...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752497634
• ISBN13: 9780752497631
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"