Sharpe's Regiment

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006174523
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
Major Sharpe should be fighting the French -- but his worst enemies are in England. . . Major Richard Sharpe's men were in mortal danger -- not from the French, but from the bureaucrats of Whitehall. Unless reinforcements could be brought from England, the depleted South Essex would be disbanded, their troops scattered throughout the army. Determined not to see his regiment die, Sharpe returns to England and uncovers a nest of well-bred, high-ranking traitors, any one of whom could utterly destroy his career with a word, or a stroke of the pen. Sharpe is forced into the most desperate gamble of his life -- and not even the influence of the Prince Regent may be enough to save him. . .

Sharpe's Regiment (#8)

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101153555
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"Apart from the rousing battle scenes, the author is as his best in evoking a long-gone era through clever detail."--The New York Times Book Review A corrupt political enemy is determined to disband the South Essex Regiment -- and to destroy Major Richard Sharpe. Sharpe returns to England and discovers an illegal recruiting ring that sells soldiers like cattle to other divisions. The ringleaders know Sharpe is on their trail, and they try to kill him at every turn. But Sharpe is fighting for his command, and as he moves from the dark slums of London to the highest courts of political power, Sharpe will risk charges of treason and death for a final chance at revenge. "A ripping yarn."--The Washington Post "Consistently exciting . . . these are wonderful novels."--Stephen King

Sharpe's Eagle

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451212573
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
The first book in Bernard Cornwell's epic Sharpe series, which completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history. At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies of Napoleon into what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. Sharpe has earned his captaincy, but there are others, such as the foppish Lieutenant Gibbons and his uncle, Colonel Henry Simmerson, who have bought their commissions despite their incompetence. After their cowardly loss of the regiment's colors, their resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must battle his way through sword fights and bloody warfare to redeem the honor of his regiment by capturing the most valued prize in the French Army—a golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself.

Sharpe's Tiger

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061012696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
"It was a bloody awful shot," Sharpe said. "My mother could lay a gun better than that." "I didn't think you had a mother," Private Garrard said. "Everyone's got a mother, Tom." "Not Sergeant Hakeswill," Garrard said, then spat a mix of dust and spittle. . . . "Hakeswill was spawned of the devil." 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.

Sharpe's Battle

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Sharpe Series
ISBN: 9780007452958
Category : Fuentes de Oñoro, Battle of, Fuentes de Oñoro, Spain, 1811
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Set in 1811, during some of the worst fighting of the Napoleonic Wars, Richard Sharpe is given responsibility of an Irish battalion of ceremonial troops who are poorly equipped and untrained for battle.

Sharpe's Honour

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006171982
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377

Book Description
A classic Sharpe adventure: Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army's new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain -- an alliance that must be maintained at any cost. But Sharpe's enemy, Pierre Ducos, seizes a chance to both destroy the alliance and take a personal revenge on Sharpe. And when the lovely spy, La Marquesa, takes a hand in the game, Sharpe finds himself caught in a web of deadly intrigue and becomes a fugitive, hunted by enemy and ally alike. . .

Sharpe’s Company: The Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812 (The Sharpe Series, Book 13)

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007334559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*

Sharpe's Havoc

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007120125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

Book Description
During the 1809 French invasion of Northern Portugal, Sharpe and his riflemen are ordered to rescue a British woman and her daughter.

Sharpe's Revenge

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007298536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
Richard Sharpe triumphs in the last battle of the war, only to find himself in worse peril when charged to recover Napoleon's treasure. It is 1814. There are rumours that Napoleon is dead, or has run away, but Sharpe has one last, battle to fight before he can lay down his sword - it is the battle for Toulouse. Little does he know it will be one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war. But Sharpe's war is not only the battle. Accused of stealing Napoleon's treasure, Sharpe must discover the unknown enemy who has tried to frame him - and his revenge is ingenious and devastating. Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is 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.

Sharpe's Gold

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 9780140100280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
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.