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Informationen zum Autor Bernard Cornwell ’s Richard Sharpe series takes its hero to the battle of Waterloo—and beyond. Several novels are the basis of a television miniseries. He was born in London and lives in Chatham, Massachusetts. Klappentext An action-packed historical adventure from Bernard Cornwell's enthralling series on the Napoleonic Wars. A daring, impossible mission might just be their last hope. A year after the victory at Talavera, things are looking bleak. With Wellington outnumbered, the bankrupt army's only hope of avoiding collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Only Captain Richard Sharpe is capable of stealing it-and it means turning against his own men. Zusammenfassung An action-packed historical adventure from Bernard Cornwell’s enthralling series on the Napoleonic Wars. A daring! impossible mission might just be their last hope. A year after the victory at Talavera! things are looking bleak. With Wellington outnumbered! the bankrupt army’s only hope of avoiding collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Only Captain Richard Sharpe is capable of stealing it—and it means turning against his own men.