Books
by Bernard Cornwell
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Sharpe's Havoc |
This is my first Sharpe experience - in either novel or television form - and very enjoyable it was too. A page-turning plot, nicely drawn characters and the well-worked integration of historical fact make for a good read. This particular episode was set during the early French invasion of Portugal and had me turning to the reference books to learn more about the fall of Lisbon and the subsequent course of the campaign. I'll be reading more!
(Clive Yelf - bwl 40 June 2007) |
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Sharpe's Prey |
Not only for Sharpe's fans, but for all who like an unusual and historically well underpinned tale, this recent Cornwell is one of the very good ones in the long list of his panorama of the Napoleonic wars. In the Historical Note he discusses the British attacks on Copenhagen in 1807, killing 1600 Danish civilians, in order to save the Danish fleet from the French, showing the British at their most ruthless.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 40 June 2007) |
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