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1) Agincourt
Author
Language
English
Description
After his time as a mercenary archer in France, young Nicholas Hook returns to England, despite the warrant for his arrest, where he is discovered by the King of England--Henry V--who recruits Hook into his army and marches back into France where he becomes the army's--and the King's--only hope.
Author
Series
Sharpe volume 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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 center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and...
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 23
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it's been his home ever since. He's a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe. For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another....
Author
Series
Sharpe volume 11
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The latest installment in Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series finds Sharpe, the former private in His Majesty's army, now fighting his old enemies, the French, at the battle of Barrosa in 1811. The commander of a company of rifleman, Sharpe has been sent to the capital of Spain to rescue the British ambassador from some undiplomatic trouble. He must fight his way through the French blockaded city where the British, deserted by their allies, will win...
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