Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe & the Bussaco Campaign, 1810 (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #10) - Brossura

Cornwell, Bernard

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ISBN 10: 0060561556 ISBN 13: 9780060561550

Casa editrice: Harper Paperbacks, 2006

Riassunto

At the height of the 1810 battle of Bussaco, Captain Richard Sharpe finds himself separated from his company and lured into a trap from which he must escape in order to rejoin the conflict at the Lines of Torres Vedras and to stop French invaders at Lisbon. By the author of Sharpe's Havoc. Reprint.

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Recensione

“Prepare to have your buckles swashed.” (People)

“An altogether rousing tale of revenge and derring-do....Cornwell’s cinematically detailed battle pieces [are] literal tours de force.” (Michael Dirda in The Washington Post)

“Sharpe aficionados will rejoice....With fully fleshed-out characters and keen human insight, Cornwell just keeps getting better.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Highly recommended ... A worthy entry in the Sharpe series, this book will be eagerly anticipated by Cornwell’s many readers.” (Library Journal)

“Presents to the contemporary reader an important part of history that Americans know little about.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today.” (Washington Post)

“Richard Sharpe has the most astounding knack for finding himself where the action is...and adding considerably to it.” (Wall Street Journal)

L'autore

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and, most recently, The Empty Throne and Warriors of the Storm, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

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• Editore: Harper Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060561556
• ISBN 13: 9780060561550
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368