The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.

"Originally published, in a slightly different form, in Great Britain in 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso. "Go with God, but fight like the devil"--Dust jacket. Map on endpapers.