Sharpe's storm : Richard Sharpe and invasion of southern France, 1813 /
Cornwell, Bernard,
Sharpe's storm : Richard Sharpe and invasion of southern France, 1813 / Bernard Cornwell. - First U.S. edition. - 351 pages : map ; 24 cm. - Sharpe ; 19 . - Cornwell, Bernard. 19 Richard Sharpe series. .
"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. Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible"--
9780063219434
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.
War stories.
France--History--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
823/.914
Sharpe's storm : Richard Sharpe and invasion of southern France, 1813 / Bernard Cornwell. - First U.S. edition. - 351 pages : map ; 24 cm. - Sharpe ; 19 . - Cornwell, Bernard. 19 Richard Sharpe series. .
"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. Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible"--
9780063219434
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.
War stories.
France--History--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
823/.914