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    Stand and Fight
    Stand and Fight
    Stand and Fight
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    Stand and Fight

    By Mark Lord

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    Do you like tales of Medieval Battles and Sieges? Yes? Then "Stand and Fight" is your kind of story

    Montmal Castle, the Duchy of Aquitaine, 1374

    A large French army is at the walls of Montmal castle. Bertrand, the Gascon commander of Montmal is ready to surrender despite his vow to defend castle in the name of Edward, Prince of Aquitaine and the eldest son of Edward III of England. Richard Stone, the sole representative of the English government of Aquitaine is horrified at Bertrand’s duplicity. But the French commander has a grudge against Bertrand and will under no terms accept his surrender. There is no choice for the garrison but to stand and fight.

    Stand and Fight is a short story set during the Hundred Years War between England and France.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlt Hist Press
    Release dateJan 2, 2013
    ISBN9781301606443
    Stand and Fight
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    Mark Lord

    Mark Lord studied Medieval Studies at the University of Birmingham and wrote his M. Phil. Thesis on Medieval Alliterative Poetry. Since then he has worked in publishing and writes historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction in his spare time.Mark is the author of the novels Hell has its Demons, The Return of the Free and numerous short stories. He is also editor of the popular Alt Hist magazine - one of the few literary magazines to focus exclusively on historical fiction and alternate history.He lives in Hertfordshire with his family.

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      Stand and Fight - Mark Lord

      STAND AND FIGHT

      By Mark Lord

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      STAND AND FIGHT

      Montmal was a beautiful castle. Strong, thick walls and well sited on a rocky outcrop above the upper reaches of the Dordogne. Richard would have been a very proud man if he had been its castellan. For a besieging army it was only possible to attack on two sides. The other two were protected by high cliffs that swept down to the riverbank. A brave man, or a goat, could clamber up the cliff in parts but there was no possibility of bringing siege engines up against those walls. The one weakness, Richard reflected, was that damn drain. He had insisted that Bertrand block it up and divert the garrison’s effluent elsewhere, but Bertrand was more interested in the

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