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The High Crusade

Poul Anderson

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Published 1960 by Doubleday · 192 pages

Hugo Nominee 1961
Science Fiction

Synopsis

In 1345, an alien spaceship lands near a medieval English village, and the locals overwhelm the technologically superior aliens through sheer ferocity and cunning. Accidentally launched into space, the English crusaders proceed to conquer an interstellar empire using medieval tactics, bluffing, and the aliens' inability to comprehend human irrationality.

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Author Nationality

US

Adaptation

The High Crusade (1994, film)

ISBN

9781451638325

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