Prey, Trafalgar, Fortress, Triumph, Tiger) Paperback

Prey, Trafalgar, Fortress, Triumph, Tiger) Paperback 

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)

Book Overview 

Bernard Cornwell The Sharpe Series 1 To 5 Books Collection

Soldier, hero, rogue. Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.

Sharpe's
The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakes will and endeavors to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mysore. But in fleeing Hakes will, Sharpe enters the exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo. An adventure that will require all of his wits just to stay alive, let alone save the British army from catastrophe.

Sharpe's
The Battle of Assayed, September 1803 Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, with Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde. The paths of treachery all lead to the small village of Assayed. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wellesley, with a diminished British army, plunges his men into the white heat of battle.

Sharpe's
Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made an officer, wishes he had stayed a sergeant after he is put in terrible danger by Sergeant Obadiah Hakes will at the impregnable Galigher’s ravine. To regain his confidence and his authority, Sharpe will fight as he has never fought before.

Sharpe's
Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 Richard Sharpe, travelling home aboard the ‘Revenant’, meets Admiral Nelson and his fleet, on what was a calm October day off Cape Trafalgar. Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side.

Sharpe's
The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French. It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions.