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Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 18
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 18
Publisher
Magna Print
Pub. Date
1989, c1986
Language
English
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 19
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Pinned behind enemy lines with ammunition low and gunpowder wet, Major Richard Sharpe and his troops must hold a war-battered fort against a legion of two thousand strong under General Calvert.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 12
Publisher
Chivers Press
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
In 1811, while aiding Spain in its quest to seek independence from Napoleon's France in the Peninsular War, Captain Richard Sharpe and his company stumble upon a small, decimated village. There, they find a unit of renegade French troops raping a small girl. Much to his horror, Sharpe discovers that many of the villagers have either been raped or mercilessly killed. As a result, Sharpe kills all the captured French soldiers and takes the looming...
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 17
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
A shrewd priest of the Inquisition, his cruel brother, and a secret that can win the war for Napoleon combine to threaten the undercover mission of Major Richard Sharpe.
6) Waterloo
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 21
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels-in preparation for a grand society ball. And it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe's warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to...
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 13
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Demoted to lieutenant and pulled from the attacking vanguard, Sharpe must make his own way to save his wife and child, trapped within the walls of Badajoz, Spain, as the English army attacks the city.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 16
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Embattled once again, this time in the mountains of western Spain near the pass called the Gateway of God, Richard Sharpe faces a redoubtable array of opponents, including an army of deserters, ten fierce French battalions, and the contemptible Obadiah Hakeswill. Reissue.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 6
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Stranded in Spain as the British army retreats, distrusted by his men and surrounded by the enemy, Richard Sharpe finds an ally in Spanish calvaryman Blas Vivar, who possesses information that can change the course of the war
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 20
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
When his honor and reputation are at stake, Sharpe seeks revenge--at any cost. It is 1814, and the defeat of Napoleon seems imminent--if the well protected city of Toulouse can be conquered. For Richard Sharpe, the battle turns out to be one of the bloodiest of the Peninsula Wars, and he must draw on his last reserves of strength to lead his troops to victory. But before Sharpe can lay down his sword, he must fight a different sort of battle. Accused...
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 14
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In 1812, as Napoleon's forces continue to advance on the Iberian Peninsula, Captain Richard Sharpe of the British army is assigned to locate and capture the dangerous Colonel Philippe Leroux. However, Sharpe discovers that things are not as they appear to be, and must deal with the consequences of espionage and betrayal. Subsequently capturing Salamanca, Sharpe is able to finally confront Leroux, who is determined to retake the city.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins Pub
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
The continuing adventures of Richard Sharpe, a 19th century soldier, as he fights to enlarge the British empire. He helps the Duke of Wellington put down the Indian Mahratta rebellion, an operation culminating in the 1803 Battle of Assaye which is described in vivid detail
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 22
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Embarking on an odyssey to Chile to find an old friend who has disappeared, Sharpe and Patrick Harper are asked by Napoleon to deliver a seemingly harmless gift--one that plunges them into a world of danger and intrigue.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 9
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
Richard Sharpe embarks on a desperate mission to recover a treasure hidden behind enemy lines that is vital to the success of the war. The gold is in the possession of a powerful guerrilla leader, feared by ally and enemy alike. But Sharpe's fiercest battles lie with the British officers, ignorant of his deadly secret and mistrustful of his ruthless methods.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Richard Sharpe, fresh from his heroic adventures in India, faces a new enemy when the ship carrying him home is attacked by a fearsome French warship. With the help of a captain in the Royal Navy, Sharpe learns the French ship carries a treaty that could ignite renewed hostilities against the British in India. Now a fateful rendezvous is waiting in the waters off Cadiz.
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 1
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
In 1799, the British Army is fighting its way through India in an attempt to push the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne and drive his French allies out. Posing as a deserter, the young and illiterate private Richard Sharpe must penetrate into the Tippoo's city and make contact with a Scottish spy being held prisoner there. Success will mean winning his sergeant stripes; failure, being turned over to the Tippoo's brutal executioners--or his...
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