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The White Company

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shamus:
I read it years ago and it was quaint. A nice yarn. They had a shooting competition between some crossbowmen and longbowmen that was neat.

It's not really archery centered though, but still a classic and entertaining story.

If you want archery, check out the Ranger's Apprentice series. It's a children's series, but very well done. My review of it: http://analogperiphery.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-review-rangers-apprentice-by-john.html

enjoy!

sweeney3:
The White Company features somewhat in Louis L'Amour's "The Walking Drum".  It's not archery specific, but it makes mention of the advantage of having archers in the company when there were no or few archers on the side of their various enemies.  All in all, it's a good read.

bow-toxo:

--- Quote from: JBL on January 29, 2009, 04:50:37 pm ---Has anyone read the "White Company" by Doyle?  I was just wondering if it features the warbow.  Thanks in advance.

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I've read it. It is entertaining fiction about English archers in the Hundred Years War. Okay as long as you don't think it is an authentic source of information as Featherstone did when he quoted from it in his book on archery.

youngbowyer:

--- Quote from: shamus on February 28, 2009, 10:52:38 am ---I read it years ago and it was quaint. A nice yarn. They had a shooting competition between some crossbowmen and longbowmen that was neat.

It's not really archery centered though, but still a classic and entertaining story.

If you want archery, check out the Ranger's Apprentice series. My review of it: http://analogperiphery.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-review-rangers-apprentice-by-john.html

enjoy!

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I love the Ranger's apprentice series! If you want archery based you need this book very detailed archery scenes. I would recommend this book but it is more for young adults ranging from 12 to 14 but i doubt that an adult wouldn't like it!

JBL:
I read the book and as Holloywood would say "a nice period piece".  I am in the process of reading "The Bowmen Of England" by Featherstone, but just started last night so I am interested in how he brings in "The White Company" other than the quotes at the start of the chapters.

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