The Sunday Times bestseller, BBC History 2022 Book of the Year and Richard &\n\nJudy Book Club Pick from Dan Jones.\nJuly 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on\nthe march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground.\nSwept up in the bloody chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long\nenough to see their home again. With sword, axe and longbow, the Essex Dogs will\nfight, from the landing beaches of Normandy to the bloodsoaked field of Crécy.\nThere's Pismire, small enough to infiltrate enemy camps. Scotsman, strong enough to\ntear down a wall. Millstone, a stonemason who'll do anything to protect his men. Father,\na priest turned devilish by the horrors of war. Romford, a talented young archer on the\nrun from his past. And Loveday FitzTalbot, their battle-scarred captain, who just wants to\nget his boys home safe.\nSome men fight for glory. Others fight for coin. The Essex Dogs? They fight for each\nother.\nPraise for Essex Dogs:\n'Oddly joyous – rolling action, fast­paced, a book that draws you in page by page. The\nway Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best, turning up tension\nclick by click.' Conn Iggulden\n'A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to\nshoulder with Bernard Cornwell.' Jane Johnson\n'Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.' Daily Mail\n'Vital, earthy, and heart-stopping... So deft and funny that you'd never guess this is Dan\nJones' debut work of fiction.' Suzannah Lipscomb\n'[Dan Jones'] mastery of his subject matter is obvious. The soldiers' lives are rather\nbrilliantly recreated – the kit, the fighting, the boredom and discomfort.' The Times\n'Few books manage to be as compelling on every level as Essex Dogs: it's adventure,\nhistory, and heart.' Dana Schwartz\n'A busy, urgent little masterpiece.' Graham Hurley\n'Fascinating. Brutal. Real... Impossible to put down.' Simon Turney\n'Horribly compelling... Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood, piss and vomit and\nleave you wanting more.' Daisy Dunn\n'With a cast of unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical\naccuracy, Dan Jones delivers a compelling novel that thrums with swordswinging\nenergy.' Simon Sebag Montefiore\n'The battles that shaped Europe from the point of view of the soldiers... Searing.' Kate\nWilliams\n'War. Looting. Junkies. Pintle-tugging. The English abroad. Dan Jones takes you to the\nyear of Our Lord 1346.' Tibor Fischer