Sharpe's Eagle: The Talavera Campaign, July 1809

Author: Bernard Cornwell

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  • : November 2011
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  • : November 2011
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Description

Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809. In Portugal, Richard Sharpe is ordered to accompany a newly arrived, inexperienced regiment. But Sharpe, a veteran, quickly clashes with the incompetent colonel after they start to lose men. Sharpe's promotion to captain aggrevates the colonel further, and so earns him a dangerous enemy. As Sharpe leads his men in to battle at Talavera, he knows he must fight for the honour of the regiment and his future career.

Reviews

Praise for Bernard Cornwell and the Sharpe series 'We cheer Sharpe on. He has a kind of angry courage, an inability to stay away from a fight, and a permanent inner battle between his inclinations and his sense of duty. Wellington wound up a dangerous spring on the day he raised Sharpe from the ranks. It's our magnificent gain' Terry Pratchett 'Sharpe is the epitome of a nineteenth-century, romantic working-class hero. Cool, flash and fragrant ... Escape and enjoy' Daily Express 'Cornwell describes military action brilliantly. He evokes all the sights and sounds and smells while managing to describe the fluctuations of the battle with enough vim to keep you in suspense!The Sharpe novels are wonderfully urgent and alive' Daily Telegraph 'Cornwell has maintained a marvellously high standard throughout the series!brilliantly lucid and compellingly exciting' Evening Standard 'Bernard Cornwell knows his man, knows how to harness his qualities to the services of good fiction, and does not miss a trick!Sharpe and his creator are national treasures' Sunday Telegraph 'The insubordinate, sarcastic and oversexed Richard Sharpe returns!Cornwell delivers the usual mix of strategy and strength -- classic battle scenes and plenty of fisticuffs' Daily Mirror 'Amid the thunder of cannon and the crack of the lash, Sharpe faces all kinds of perils -- but always survives another day. Another rollicking instalment for Cornwell's Sharpe fans' The Times