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Sharpe's Battle
by: Bernard Cornwell

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780006473244
ISBN: 0006473245
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: July 15, 1996
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Sales Rank: 4522

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Gripping
Although back to the familiar battleground Sharpe, Cornwell again manages to come up with a new enemy who, of course, Sharpe needs to sort out. The new characters introduced in this book are some of his strongest to date, which makes you feel the hatred and passion of our down to earth hero. A good addition to the series!

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- One of the best
Chronologically the 12th novel in the series, "Sharpe's Battle" begins with an unhappy Sharpe who is given the ungrateful task of minding the Royal Irish Guards of the Spanish Throne (toy soldiers really, who've never had a taste of battle). There's a personal vendetta going on as well with the French Brigadier Loup, a fearsome character, and all the while Marshal Masséna is gathering his troops to attack Wellington's outnumbered force...

I very much like all the Sharpe-novels I've read so far, so it's difficult to choose favorites but this surely ranks as one of the best because of the virtually continuous action, culminating in the bloodbath at Fuentes de Onoro. If you like action-packed historical novels you really can't go ... Read More:

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- Evocative
This is one of my favourite Sharpe's. I own all but three of the series (no wait, four, I have to get Havoc) and have read them all. This is, apart from Regiment and Eagle, my favourite book. It combines incredibly powerful and invocative description of the battle for the village, and the brilliant Light Division rescue of the 7th (i think thats right). The characters are all perfect, each embodying a stereotype of the era. This is the book that make you want to jump into the book and experience the battle firsthand... One of the best books i have ever read.

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- Vivid tale of battle and honour
This is my first Richard Sharpe novel and I had high expectations following the TV series which I really enjoyed. I wasn't disappointed. Cornwell does an excellent job of weaving the story into a real battle and the villaineous Captain Loup jumps from the page. Compulsive reading!

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- Fuentes D'Onoro - no better account.
I am a Sharpe enthusiast and have read every one of the novels from India to South America. The battle scenes are magnificent, and have evidently been meticulously researched by Mr.Cornwell. I have personally visited many of the battlefields where Sharpe and his colleagues fought, including Fuentes D'Onoro, on the Spanish/Portugese border, where "Battle" is set. Having walked up from the Dos Casas stream through the village to the Church and the ridge beyond, for me there is no more evocative Sharpe story than this one - the description of the bitter struggle up through the narrow streets is unsurpassed, as is the account of the magnificent rescue and withdrawal involving the Light Division, the 7th Division and the Horse Artillery. ... Read More:

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