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...
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Action & Adventure Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction WarAfter finishing this book I thought it was one of the best of the series. This is the book that pits Sharpe against as Enemy like himself, Brigadier Loup is a great French commander, he commands an 'elite' Battalion known as the Loup Brigade. Like Sharpe's own rifles, these are a well-trained unit.The book in general is typical Cornwell writing, you get a dose of history, a bit of romance and a whole load of heroism and...
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When I first read this book, nearly three years I found it intriguing, exciting, and delightful. A few weeks ago I picked it up and read it again, and it was just as good the second time around, especially the meeting of Loup. Cornwell certainly out did himself with this one. It is a story of lost honor, mixed in with some espionage, all centered around a historical campaign in the Spanish highlands, 1811. I disagree that...
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Once again, Bernard Cornwell has written an exciting page-turner of a book. I found it very addictive - staying up late at night to finish it. I recommend it to all who enjoy a good historical action/adventure book in the genre of Horatio Hornblower.I can't wait to read more books of the Sharpe series.
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This is one of the best historical novels I have ever read. The only part I didn't like was the small history of what realy did happen at the end. It was a jolt back to reality.
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Once again Mr. Cornwell takes us onto the battlefield of the French and the British (and Portuguese, German, Spanish, and Irish, et. al.). He does it with exquisite accuracy. Only one or two writers are able to make me feel the battlefield as can Mr. Cornwell. You can feel the dirt, the grit, heat, and the life of a soldier in 1811 in Portugal. Mr. Cornwell does an admirable job of letting you know what is being done...
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