Sharpes Fury: The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 (The Sharpe Series, Book 11)
By (Author) Bernard Cornwell
Book 11
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
30th October 2012
30th November 2012
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Napoleonic War fiction
Military history
Historical fiction
Espionage and spy thriller
823.914
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
280g
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Spain, March 1811
Cadiz is under siege the last city standing in Frances conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.
Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British are heavily outnumbered as they prepare to halt the French at Barrosa their last chance of liberating the fortress city of Cadiz. And ready to face his old enemy in battle is Sharpe . . .
A master storyteller DAILY TELEGRAPH
Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
The best battle scenes of any writer Ive ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive. George R.R. Martin
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.