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Sharpe's enemy Richard Sharpe and the defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812

A band of deserters led by a cook and Sharpe's vicious longtime enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of highborn British and French women on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, newly promoted Major Sharpe leads his small force into the biting cold of the winte...

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Main Author: Cornwell, Bernard.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 2001.
Series: Richard Sharpe series ; 15.
Subjects:
Peninsular War, 1807-1814 > Fiction.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Fiction.
Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century > Fiction.
War stories > Portugal.
Summary: A band of deserters led by a cook and Sharpe's vicious longtime enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of highborn British and French women on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, newly promoted Major Sharpe leads his small force into the biting cold of the winter mountains to rescue the hostages.
Physical Description: 351 p. : map ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0140294341 (pbk.) :
9780140294347 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Bernard Cornwell was born in London, England, on February 23, 1944, and came to the United States in 1980. He received a B.A. from the University of London in 1967.

Cornwell served as producer of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969-1976. After this he was head of current affairs for BBC-TV in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1979 he became editor of television news for Thames Television of London. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer. he lives with his wife on Cape Cod.

Cornwell's Sharpe series, adventure stories about a British soldier set in the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, are built on the author's interest in the Duke of Wellington's army. Titles include Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Regiment, and Sharpe's Waterloo. The Last Kingdom series has ten books. Book ten, The Flame Bearer is on the bestsellers list. He has also written other works including Wildtrack, Killer's Wake, Sea Lord, Stormchild, Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. His title Death of Kings made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 and In 2014 his title The Pagan Lord made the list again.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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