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"If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe...and the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he's sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines. For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and...
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Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done-perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late...
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Lieutenant Richard Sharpe finds himself fighting the ruthless armies of Napoleon Bonaparte as they try to bring the whole of the Iberian Peninsula under their control. Napoleon is advancing fast through northern Portugal, and no one knows whether the small contingent of British troops stationed in Lisbon will stay to fight or sail back to England. Sharpe, however, does not have a choice: He and his squad of riflemen are on the lookout for the missing...
8) Waterloo
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Sharpe volume 11
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June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield ... and decide the fate of Europe With the emperor Napoleon at its head, and enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels - in preparation for a grand society ball. And it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops,...
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Richard Sharpe volume 22
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Sharpe is back. This autumn, global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe. Outsider. Hero. Rogue. And the one man you want on your side. SHARPE'S ASSASSIN is the brand new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The adventure continues in September 2021. Pre-order now.
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Richard Sharpe volume 2
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At Talavera, Captain Richard Sharpe is prepared to lead his men against the armies of France. Sharpe is determined to capture the French mascot, a gold eagle, after his friend is killed.
13) Redcoat
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Amidst the turbulent world of British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777, young British soldier Sam Gilpin questions his loyalty to the king when his brother dies, while the wealthy Becket family is divided by conflict, and all of their destinies are forever changed at a place called Valley Forge.
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In 1813, although the tide of the Napoleonic Wars is turning in favor of Britain and its coalition, Major Richard Share finds himself fighting a political battle in England. In dire need of reinforcement so that his regiment is not disbanded, Sharpe begins a war of bureaucracy against a home-grown enemy.
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An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. Caught in a web of political intrigue for which his military experience has left him fatally unprepared, Sharpe becomes a fugitive-a man hunted by both ally and enemy alike.
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