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Sharpe's Adventure 06 Sharpe's Rifles

By Bernard Cornwell

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Year
1994
ISBN
9780006176978
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
357 kB (365415 bytes)
Series
Sharpe's Adventure Book 06
Edition
U.S.
Pages
\0
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Richard Sharpe and the French invasion of Galicia, January 1809. In the bitter winter of 1809 the French are winning the war in Spain and Britain's forces are retreating towards Corunna, with Napoleon's victorious armies in pursuit. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and a detachment of Riflemen are cut off from the British army and surrounded by enemy troops. Their only hope of escape is to accept the help of an unlikely ally, a Spanish cavalry officer, Major Blas Vivar. Unknown to Sharpe, the Spaniard harbours a desperate and quixotic ambition which will lead to a suicidal assault on the holy city of Santiago de Compostela and a savage fight agains overwhelming French numbers. Sharpe's determination must be tested to its limit if victory is to be snatched from disaster. The Complete Sharpe Collection with a new introduction by the author

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