%0 Journal Article %A Andrew Breeze %D 2023 %C Berlin, Germany %I Peter Lang Verlag %J Mediaevistik %@ 2199-806X %N 1 %V 35 %T Paul Hill, –. Barnsley and Havertown: Pen & Sword Military. 2022, xii, 268 pp. %R 10.3726/med.2022.01.79 %U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1393334 %X The subject is Alfred the soldier. It is told by a professional writer (not a tenured academic) who is known for books on Saxon and Norman warriors, and who deserves similar success with this one, part of a “History of the Birth of England” (three volumes to follow).