Sharpe's Escape: The Bussaco Campaign, 1810

ISBN-13: 9780060561550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 368 str.

Bernard Cornwell

Opis

Only two obstacles stand between Napoleon's mighty army and its seemingly certain conquest of Portugal: a land wasted and stripped of food at Wellington's orders . . . and Captain Richard Sharpe. But perils from within and without threaten the bold captain of the Light Company -- the hatred and incompetence of a superior officer, the vicious treachery of a false ally . . . and the overwhelming numbers of a fierce, determined enemy, combining to make Sharpe's escape a near impossibility.

Recenzje

"Prepare to have your buckles swashed." - People

"An altogether rousing tale of revenge and derring-do....Cornwell's cinematically detailed battle pieces [are] literal tours de force." - Michael Dirda in The Washington Post

"Sharpe aficionados will rejoice....With fully fleshed-out characters and keen human insight, Cornwell just keeps getting better." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Highly recommended ... A worthy entry in the Sharpe series, this book will be eagerly anticipated by Cornwell's many readers." - Library Journal

"Presents to the contemporary reader an important part of history that Americans know little about." - Los Angeles Times

"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today." - Washington Post

"Richard Sharpe has the most astounding knack for finding himself where the action is...and adding considerably to it." - Wall Street Journal

O autorze

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.