Bernard Cornwell
61) Redcoat
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English
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Amidst the turbulent world of British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777, young British soldier Sam Gilpin questions his loyalty to the king when his brother dies, while the wealthy Becket family is divided by conflict, and all of their destinies are forever changed at a place called Valley Forge.
62) Stormchild
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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c1991
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English
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"[A] page-turner…. Cornwell unleashes danger and violence, from both man and nature. "-Atlanta Journal-Constitution"Bernard Cornwell is to the yachting adventure novel what ex-jockey Dick Francis is to the racetrack thriller. "-Orlando SentinelThe New York Times bestselling author of The Fort, the Saxon Tales, and the immensely popular Richard Sharpe novels, Bernard Cornwell has been called, "perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 9
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English
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Wellington's army is on the verge of collapse. Their only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the Portuguese mountains, and the only person capable of stealing it is Captain Richard Sharpe.
66) Wildtrack
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Putnam
Pub. Date
c1988
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English
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Nick Sandman's spine was shattered by a bullet in the Falklands. He has no money and no prospects, only a dream of sailing far away from his troubles on his boat, Sycorax. But Sycorax is as crippled as he is, and to make her seaworthy again, Nick must strike a devil's bargain with egomaniacal TV star Tony Bannister. Signing on to the crew of Bannister's powerful ocean racer, Wildtrack, Nick is expected to help sail her to victory. But the despised...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 18
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English
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A corrupt political enemy is determined to disband the South Essex Regiment and to destroy the life of Major Richard Sharpe.
68) Sharpe's Escape
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English
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It is 1810, and in Napoleon's determination to conquer Portugal -- and push the British back to the sea -- he sends his largest army yet across the Spanish frontier. But between the Portuguese border and Napoleon's seemingly certain victory are two obstacles -- a wasted land, stripped of food by Wellington's orders, and Captain Richard Sharpe. But Sharpe is in trouble. The captain of the Light Company is threatened from inside and out: First by an...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 19
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English
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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
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 16
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English
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In 1812, after just being promoted to Major, Richard Sharpe and his company is deployed to the Spanish-Portuguese boarder in an attempt to disband a multinational band of deserters, led by his longtime nemesis Obadiah Hakeswill. Planning to outsmart the renegades by taking their position on Christmas Eve, Sharpe is about to be confronted with the fact that he is surrounded by several French battalions.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 14
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English
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Amid the splendor and elegance of the city of Salamanca, Sharpe stalks the infamous Leroux--under direct orders from Napoleon--whose target is "El Mirador," the spymaster whose network provides key information to the British
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 20
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English
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Swordwielding Richard Sharpe, tempered by years of fighting, must take up arms again in a bloody battle to defend himself from charges of stealing Napoleon's personal treasures and protect the city of Toulouse.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 6
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English
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In the bitter winter of 1809, the French are winning the war in Spain. Britain's forces are retreating, being hotly pursued by Napoleon's troops. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and his detachment of riflemen, have been cut off, and are being pursued by an Irishman called Patrick Harper. Sharpe finds an ally in a Spanish cavalry officer, Blas Vivar, and companionship in an English refugee, Louisa Parker.
75) Waterloo
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 21
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English
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June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield ... and decide the fate of Europe With the emperor Napoleon at its head, and 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,...
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Harper
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2011
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English
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Part-time smuggler, arms dealer, marine surveyor, and suspected intelligence operative, American mercenary Paul Shanahan matches wits with the IRA, CIA, British Intelligence, and Palestinian terrorists when he agrees to transport five million dollars in gold--a fortune supposedly to be used for the purchase of Stinger missiles--across the ocean.
77) Sharpe's battle
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 12
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the twelth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort, Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit, led by an old enemy of Sharpe's, and suffer heavy losses.
The army's high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his military...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 3
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Chivers Audio Books
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done-perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 13
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English
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Richard Sharpe is twice a hero in Wellington's campaign against Napoleon, and is looking forward to promotion and eager to be in the leading edge of battle.
