Sharpe's Command: Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 (Sharpe, 14)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)

ISBN 10: 0063219298 / ISBN 13: 9780063219298

Published by Harper April 2, 2024, 2024

About this Item

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century, capturing the bravery, battles, and bloodshed of Britain's peninsular wars with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.Outsider.Hero.Rogue.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe.And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he's sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines.For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet, the British are lost.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sharpe's Command: Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 (Sharpe, 14)
• Publisher: Harper April 2, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063219298
• ISBN 13: 9780063219298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century, capturing the bravery, battles, and bloodshed of Britain’s peninsular wars with this epic tale of historical fiction featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.

Outsider.

Hero.

Rogue.

If any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe.

And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he’s sent on a dangerous mission of espionage to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines.

For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and one from the South. If they meet, the British are lost.

Only Sharpe’s small band of riflemen—with their cunning and courage to rely on—stand in their way. But they’re rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline, time is running out….

About the Author

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.