Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe & the Bussaco Campaign, 1810 Large Print (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #10) - Hardcover

Bernard Cornwell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786266902 ISBN 13: 9780786266906

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2004

Synopsis

A New York Times Bestseller

The year is 1810. Determined to conquer Portugal and push the British back to the sea, Napoleon sends his largest army yet across the Spanish frontier. Between the Portuguese border and Napoleon's seemingly certain victory are two obstacles - a wasted land, and Captain Richard Sharpe. Cornwell's climactic battle scenes and evocative re-creation of history sweep the reader into the action and drama of nineteenth-century warfare.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Only two obstacles stand between Napoleon's mighty army and its seemingly certain conquest of Portugal: a land wasted and stripped of food at Wellington's orders . . . and Captain Richard Sharpe. But perils from within and without threaten the bold captain of the Light Company -- the hatred and incompetence of a superior officer, the vicious treachery of a false ally . . . and the overwhelming numbers of a fierce, determined enemy, combining to make Sharpe's escape a near impossibility.

About the Author:

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex, and now lives mainly in the USA with his wife. In addition to the hugely successful Sharpe novels, Bernard Cornwell is the author of the Starbuck Chronicles, the Warlord trilogy, the Grail Quest series, the Alfred series and standalone battle books Azincourt and The Fort.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0786266902
• ISBN 13: 9780786266906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 653