Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe's Eagle

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)

Synopsis

Bold, professional, ruthless -- hero and man of action Sharpe asked three things of his men. That they fought as he did with a ruthless professionalism.That they stole only from the enemy and the dead unless they were starving. And they never got drunk without his permission. Richard Sharpe is having a difficult war. Excluded from promotion because he is always on the battlefield, up against pompous, incompetent colonels, and worst, suddenly finding himself at the head of an inexperienced company who use all twenty five drill book approved movements to load and fire their muskets. A soldier like Sharpe can't be kept down though and his promotion to Captain, when it comes, makes a dangerous enemy in the upper ranks. As Sharpe approaches bloody battle in Talavera, he knows he is fighting for his own honour and that of his men.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: (Reissue)
Publisher: Harper
Published: 18 Aug 2008

ISBN 10: 0007276249
ISBN 13: 9780007276240

Media Reviews
'Richard Sharpe! will become as popular as Hornblower' Financial Times
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.