Sharpe's Battle

Informationen zum Autor Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina. Klappentext Richard Sharpe Soldier, hero, rogue—the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he proudly wears. Zusammenfassung From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell! the twelth installment in the world-renowned   Sharpe series! chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe! a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam. Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort! Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit! led by an old enemy of Sharpe’s! and suffer heavy losses. The army’s high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his military career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. So with his honour at stake! against an overwhelming number of French troops! Sharpe leads his men to battle in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Cornwell
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2013
• EAN: 9780060932282
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093228-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Sharpe; Sharpe
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Action & Adventure, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Sea Stories, FICTION: Political, FICTION: Romance / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Fantasy / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Erotica / Historical, FICTION: Historical / Civil War Era