Sharpe’s Triumph
The Battle of Assaye, September 1803
$17.41
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2017
Summary
SHARPE’S COMMAND
Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, with Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde.
The paths of treachery all lead to the small village of Assaye. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wellesley, with a diminished British army, plunges his men into the white heat of battle. A battle that will make his reputation, and perhaps Sharpe’s too.
Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007425808 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0007425805 |
| Author: | Bernard Cornwell |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
| Series: | The Sharpe Series |
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Critics Review
‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.’ Daily Mail
‘Cornwell’s narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.’ Observer
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
About The Author
Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.
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