- Fiction, Salamanca, Battle of, Salamanca, Spain, 1812, Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), History, Military
Having forced their way into spain in 1812, the british plan a battle that will be more decisive then any that has gone on before during the fight in spain in terms of strategic effects. Meanwhile captain Sharpe finds himself in the middle of the secret war. So far he has been lucky in surviving dangerous situations, but now he comes closer to death than ever before and his comrades can only hope he is not beyond the point of what is possible
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 319
- Publisher
- Collins, Chivers Audio Books, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140294330
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- Fiction
- Salamanca, Battle of, Salamanca, Spain, 1812
- Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character)
- History, Military
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Military History
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814
- Soldiers
- Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character)
- Fiction, historical, general
- Sharpe, richard (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, war & military
“The tall man on horseback was a killer.”
Bernard Cornwell (born February 23, 1944) is an English author of historical novels, known for his meticulous research and engaging storytelling. Born in London, England, to a Canadian airman father and a mother in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, he was adopted by a family in Essex belonging to the Peculiar People sect. Cornwell attended London University and worked as a teacher before joining the BBC, where he spent a decade, eventually becoming Head of Current Affairs in Northern Ireland. Bernard Cornwell is renowned for his long-running series of novels, including the *Sharpe* series about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe, the *Saxon Stories* (also known as *The Last Kingdom* seri
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