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Loading... Sharpe's Sword (1983)by Bernard Cornwell
   Historical Fiction (798) THE WAR ROOM (733) No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) waldhaus1 | Sep 24, 2023 |  But "Sharpe's Sword" does one thing well and one very well: 1) except as noted by the author, it does stick to real history, and, 2), it shows how vicious and insane war is. And, by 2), it shows how vicious and insane governments, especially central governments of large nations, are. If even one reader would reach the conclusion that governments, and their component politicians and bureaucrats, commit or enable and encourage most of the evil in the world, this book and its series and their author would have justified their existence. (  ) morrisonhimself | Aug 8, 2023 |  ) Matt_B | Jun 24, 2022 | This is the fourth in the series, or at least was the fourth book published. It isn’t the 4th chronologically any more. In this novel, Cornwell has Sharpe run up against Leroux, a French Colonel who has managed to discover the identity of many British informers, including the spymaster El Mirado I always enjoy reading the Sharpe books, but never find all that much to say afterwards. Fun, a good read, and they always make me think of Sean Bean so they can’t be bad :) ( ) Fence | Jan 5, 2021 | ) KateSherrod | Aug 1, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: The greatest threat to Wellington's Salamanca Campaign is not Napoleon's Army but France's deadliest assassin. He's already failed to kill Captain Richard Sharpe once. Now he's getting a second chance. Colonel Leroux is killing Britain's most valuable spies, and it's up to Richard Sharpe to stop him. Thrust into the unfamiliar world of political and military intrigue, Sharpe must tangle with La Marquesa, a beguiling, extraordinarily beautiful woman whose embrace is as calculating as it is passionate. As she leads him through a maze of secrecy, cunning, and deception, Sharpe relentlessly pursues Leroux, determined to exact his revenge with the cold steel of his sword. .No library descriptions found. |
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