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Sharpe's storm Richard Sharpe and invasion of southern France, 1813

"The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm...

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Main Author: Cornwell, Bernard (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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Sharpe, Richard > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821 > Fiction.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, > Duke of, > 1769-1852 > Fiction.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Fiction.
Wars of Liberation, 1813-1814 > Fiction.
Armies > Officers > Fiction.
France > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
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Summary:"The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat. Sharpe's mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: keep Sir Joel alive. SirJoel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. Butto pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible"--
Physical Description:368 pages : map ; 23 cm
ISBN:9780063219434
0063219433
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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