After the fierce battle at Crcy, not all of the Essex Dogs survived. Some gave their lives to God, others disappeared without a trace. But King Edward leads his army onward to Calais, which, on his orders, must be defended, no matter what it takes for the English soldiers. So the Essex Dogs find themselves under the walls of the French city, where a brutal and protracted siege unfolds. A siege that will last eleven months. How many of Lavdey\'s men will survive the winter? And will the captain manage to keep his pack together when the men begin to drift apart and each becomes bogged down in his own thoughts and anxieties? In this powerful sequel, the brave Essex Dogs appear before readers as vulnerable people who until now stood on the side of war, but now are not even on each other\'s side. For the first time, they do not understand what they are fighting the enemy for and what lies ahead. The Hundred Years\' War continues...