Sharpe's Rifles

Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 Sharpe's Adventures (6)

by Bernard Cornwell

Hardcover, 479 pages

English language

Published by Ulverscroft Large Print.

ISBN:: 978-1-85057-547-4
OCLC Number:: 20637058

(1 review)

As if being cut off from the army and surrounded by enemy cavalry is not bad enough, this officer who in the eyes of his society does not belong to his rank, Richard Sharpe has to deal with mutinous soldiers as well! It is only when he meets with a band of partisans that things become tolerable at best. Bolstered by his new allies and with his country having no faith in eventually winning against Napoleon in the peninsular war, 1807-1814, Sharpe and his elite riflemen with the partisans help plan an ambitious mission to give Spain hope and snatch victory from disaster, which is borderline crazy but could work.. If you believe in superstition.

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5 stars

Warning: the books are not the TV and - perhaps more important - Lt. Richard Sharpe of the 95th Rifles is not, again NOT, Sean Bean.

The man in the books is the pox-ridden son of a whore, who grew up a thief, graduated a murderer, and ever so slowly grew into a gentleman through one of the more turbulent times in European history.

The books are not necessarily pleasant reading; nor are they as cozy as the otherwise excellent TV series. They are, however, excellent food for thought and and historical curiosity.

Subjects

Historical - General
Fiction - Historical