Sharpe’s Battle: The Battle of Feuntes De OñOro, May 1811 - Couverture souple

Cornwell, Bernard

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ISBN 10 : 0006473245 ISBN 13 : 9780006473244

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Sharpe's Battle Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811 Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and, most recently, The Empty Throne and Warriors of the Storm, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0006473245
• ISBN 13: 9780006473244
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368