Sharpes Eagle: The Talavera Campaign, July 1809 (The Sharpe Series, Book 8)
By (Author) Bernard Cornwell
Book 8
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
1st November 2011
30th November 2021
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical adventure fiction
823.914
Paperback
336
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
230g
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Spain, July 1809
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe faces not only great danger on the battlefield but also, even more dangerous, treachery within his own ranks. But as the enemy approaches, he must pick up his rifle and prepare to lead his men against the French at one of the biggest, bloodiest fights of the war the Battle of Talavera.
Out of the mist comes the roaring, undefeated army sent by Emperor Napoleon. Over their heads soar the Eagles, the standards touched by the hand of the Emperor himself. And boldly waiting for them 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.