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Sharpe’s Triumph: The Battle of Assaye, September 1803 (The Sharpe Series, Book 2)

Sharpe’s Triumph: The Battle of Assaye, September 1803 (The Sharpe Series, Book 2)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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    Paperback 1998

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    Hardcover 1998

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Synopsis

The latest of Cornwell's perennially popular Sharpe adventures, returning, like Sharpe's Tiger, to India, and culminating with the battle at Assaye which Wellington considered his greatest victory. Repackaged in the fantastic new Sharpe look. As millions of readers came to know Bernard Cornwell's brilliant creation Richard Sharpe as he fought his way through the Peninsular War, so they discovered that Sharpe had started his soldiering career in India. In 1997, Sharpe's Tiger finally lifted the veil on this exciting early life and became the biggest-selling Sharpe novel of all. Now, the year is 1803 and young Sergeant Richard Sharpe is still in India where, following his successes in Sharpe's Tiger, he is on the trail of a renegade East India Company officer. The pursuit takes him through the vicious siege of Ahmednuggur to the bloody battlefield of Assaye where the future Duke of Wellington won what he considered to be his greatest victory, with Richard Sharpe, naturally, at his side. Full of the action and drama and atmosphere that have made this series so immensely popular with both readers and television viewers, Sharpe's Triumph will be one of the most eagerly awaited novels of the year.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Harper
Published: 04 Jun 2007
ISBN 10: 0006510302
ISBN 13: 9780006510307
Book Overview: The latest of Cornwell's perennially popular Sharpe adventures, returning, like Sharpe's Tiger, to India, and culminating with the battle at Assaye which Wellington considered his greatest victory. Repackaged in the fantastic new Sharpe look. / Lavishly repackaged to complete the new Sharpe look and published to tie in with paperback publication of the bestselling 'Sharpe's Fury'. / 'Sharpe's Fury' sold over 100,000 copies in hardback and spent eight weeks in the top ten. / 'Sharpe's Escape' was a number one bestseller in hardback. / 'Sharpe's Escape' has sold over 75,000 hardbacks and more than 120,000 paperbacks in the UK alone. / The new television series, once again featuring the hugely popular Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, has reignited interest in the entire series and should recruit a whole new legion of fans to the books. / Competition: Allan Mallinson, Simon Scarrow, Tim Severin, Conn Iggulden

Media Reviews
Praise for Bernard Cornwell and the Sharpe series '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
Author Bio
Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC TV for seven years, mostly as producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.