![]() While I didn’t love this book, I’ll be back for more. The book is listed with retailers as Essex Dogs #1, so I supposed more are on the way. I most enjoyed reading about what the daily experience would be like for low-level fighting men, or average villagers trying to survive the whims on invaders while keeping their businesses and families relatively unharmed. Not surprisingly, Jones excels at writing about the ins and outs of what a campaign would be like, both for the invaders and the invaded. Despite the seemingly cursed campaign, the narrative follows the Dogs from the beaches through the major battles. ![]() ![]() However, the Essex Dogs are seasoned mercenaries, and you don’t get to become a season mercenary by accident. One gets the sense the Dogs, as-is, aren’t going to fare well in the invasion. Father, a former priest, now spends his time drinking and cavorting. Romfort is a young man good with a bow and bad with fitting in. Rounding out the crew are the Welsh bowmen (brothers), Romfort, and Father. Where Loveday is a bit taciturn, The Scotsman is, well, the Scotsman. “Loveday” is the de factor leader of the Dogs these days, and “The Scotsman” is his right-hand man. The Dogs were formerly led by “The Captain,” although he has disappeared for reasons unknown. His debut work of fiction (historical, of course) is Essex Dogs, the story of an English mercenary group invading France in the fourteenth century. ![]() I enjoy his entertaining and well-researched history books ( The Templars ) and television programmes. Rooted in historical accuracy and told through an unforgettable cast, Essex Dogs delivers the stark reality of medieval war in the round - and shines light on the fighters and ordinary people caught in the storm. ![]()
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