Sharpe's Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 (The Sharpe Series) - Couverture souple

Cornwell, Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007452977 ISBN 13 : 9780007452972

Editeur : Harper, 2012

Synopsis

Major Sharpe, in the bitter winter, must attempt a desperate rescue and face his most implacable enemy. Newly promoted, he is given the task of rescuing a group of well-born women, held hostage high in the mountains by a rabble of deserters. And one of the renegades is Sergeant Hakeswill, Sharpe,s bitter enemy. Sharpe has only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop - the last word in military incompetence - but he cannot afford to contemplate defeat. For to surrender or to fail would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies...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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series takes its hero to the battle of Waterloo--and beyond. Several novels are the basis of a television miniseries. He was born in London and lives in Chatham, Massachusetts.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007452977
• ISBN 13: 9780007452972
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400