| Sharpe's Trafalgar: The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October, 1805 Perennial Edition Contributor(s): Cornwell, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061098620 ISBN-13: 9780061098628 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 Annotation: Fresh from his heroic adventures in India (in "Sharpe's Fortress"), Richard Sharpe faces a new enemy when the ship carrying him home is attacked by a formidable French warship. With the help of a Royal Navy captain, Sharpe learns the French ship carries a treaty that could ignite renewed hostilities against the British in India. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Sea Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001043398 |
| Series: Sharpe |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.3" W x 8.12" (0.56 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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| Publisher Description: From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback--bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell brings life to one of the most spectacular naval battles in history with SHARPE'S TRAFALGAR. The greatest writer of historical adventures today. Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done--perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Chronicling Sharpe's involvement in the famous Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Sharpe's Trafalgar finds the young ensign captive on a French warship and in gravest peril on the eve of the one of the most spectacular naval confrontations in history. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: If only all history lessons could be as vibrant. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cornwell, Bernard: - 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. |