King Henry V’s victory against the odds over the French armies at Agincourt on 25 October 1415 is unquestionably one of the most famous battles in history, immortalised by Shakespeare and, subsequently, numerous times by Hollywood.
In this new book, Dr Michael Livingston takes a fresh look at the events of Agincourt, going back to original sources – including a remarkable surviving French battle-plan – to challenge traditional interpretations about the site of the engagement and to reconsider the experiences of the men who fought and died there.
This issue, three lucky winners will each receive a copy of the book. To find out more about Osprey, please visit http://www.ospreypublishing.com.
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On which Saint’s Day was the Battle of Agincourt fought?
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Across
7 Battle fought in December 1824 during the Peruvian War of Independence (8)
8 Frank ___, US general, author of Principles of Military Training (1917) (5)
10 Mexican revolutionary who overthrew the dictator Porfirio DÃaz (6)
11 Battle fought in the Sudan in 1898 (8)
12 Naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth, Scotland (6)
13 Knight whose rank was granted by the sovereign on the battlefield (8)
14 Solway ___, battle fought in 1542 near the Anglo-Scottish border (4)
16 Pancho ___, Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923) (5)
18 US Navy Balao-class submarine launched in 1945 (4)
20 Site of two battles of the American War of Independence, fought in September
and October 1777 (8)
23 Military display of music and marching (6)
25 Buildings for housing soldiers (8)
27 ___ Bulwark, English Civil War fort in Cambridgeshire (6)
28 NATO code name for the M-4 Soviet bomber (5)
29 WWII flying boat built by Consolidated (8)
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1 Battle fought near Caracas in 1821 (8)
2 Huge transport aircraft built by Lockheed Martin (6)
3 Cossack who led a rebellion in Russia in 1773-1775 (8)
4 US state where the Battle of Salineville was fought in 1863 (4)
5 British general, commander of the Heavy Brigade at Balaclava (8)
6 Originally an Algerian infantryman in the French army wearing distinctive dress (6)
9 Crown Colony where an insurgency led to British troops withdrawing in 1967 (4)
13 Wood used in the construction of the de Havilland Mosquito (5)
15 Light sword used by officers in the late 18th and early 19th century (8)
17 American Civil War battle fought in Maryland in 1862 (8)
19 Armoured vehicle used for reconnaissance (5,3)
21 Visigoth king who sacked Rome in AD 410 (6)
22 Autonomous underwater vehicle used by the US Navy (4)
24 Army formation developed in Spain in the 16th century (6)
26 Member of an elite unit of the US Navy (4)
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Across: 7 Ayacucho, 8 Mccoy, 10 Zapata, 11 Omdurman, 12 Rosyth, 13 Banneret, 14 Moss, 16 Villa, 18 Tusk, 20 Saratoga, 23 Tattoo, 25 Barracks, 27 Earith, 28 Bison, 29 Catalina.
Down: 1 Carabobo, 2 Galaxy, 3 Pugachev, 4 Ohio, 5 Scarlett, 6 Zouave, 9 Aden, 13 Balsa, 15 Spadroon, 17 Antietam, 19 Scout car, 21 Alaric, 22 Orca, 24 Tercio, 26 SEAL.
