Bernard Cornwell
121) Sharpe's siege
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The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.
123) Sharpe's regiment
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The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.
124) Sharpe's justice
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Sharpe returns to England and is ordered to the North where he is to command the local militia in a troubled town. It is here that Sharpe faces an agonizing decision - whether to side with the town's corrupt gentry or to support his own kind, the rough and tough of the world who are abused by their superiors.
125) Sharpe, the legend
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A compilation episode of the British television program, Sharpe, made for video release in 1997.
127) Sharpe's battle
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British officer Richard Sharpe is given the task of preparing the hitherto purely ceremonial Royal Irish Company for real battle. The commander's ambitious wife and false rumors of a massacre in Ireland complicate the job.
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A fast-moving hard hitting action adventure set during the Napoleonic wars of nineteenth century Spain. Sergeant Richard Sharpe, a determined Yorkshire soldier, is doing everything he can to stem Napoleon's reign on the continent. Based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling novels, the series brings to life all the danger and romance of one of the bloodiest wars in history.
130) Sharpe's challenge
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Not long after the battle of Waterloo, dispatchers from India warn that a local Maharaja is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When an Indian warlord kidnaps a local general's daughter, Sharpe must go deep into enemy territory to save not only the girl but the fate of an empire.
131) Sharpe's peril
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In 1818 India, Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe and Sergeant Major Patrick Harper are traveling across India, escorting the beautiful Marie-Angélique Bonnet to meet her fiancé. While in bandit-plagued badlands, they come across the very dregs of the Crown's troops : an ill disciplined, rag-tag unit led by boy soldier Beauclare. As Sharpe and company sit down to have dinner with their hosts, the camp comes under attack by the notorious bandit Chitu. When...
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It is a contemporary story of redemption, vengeance and self-discovery set against the birth of England. Adapted from Bernard Cornwell's best-selling series of books it combines real historical figures and events with fiction. Against a turbulent backdrop lives Uhtred. Born the son of a Saxon nobleman, he is orphaned by the Vikings and then kidnapped and raised as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of...
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Sharpe's volume 11
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Sharpe's siege: "Newlywed Sharpe must leave his sick wife to capture and hold a French castle, while Wellington forces a passage through Napoleon's flank"--Container.
Sharpe's mission: "While the French wait to see where Wellington will strike next, Sharpe travels behind enemy lines to blow up a French general's gunpowder supply"--Container.
Sharpe's revenge: "Framed by Napoleon's spy, Ducos, Sharpe is accused of stealing Napoleon's treasure, convicted...
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Sharpe's volume 1
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Sharpe's rifles: Maverick British officer Richard Sharpe saves the life of a superior officer and is promoted to Lieutenant and put in charge of a crack regiment of sharpshooters who resist his authority.
Sharpe's eagle: When the French seize the troop's colors and Sharpe witnesses the death of an old friend, he vows revenge and a pledge to restore England's honor.
Sharpe's company: Sharpe finds out he is a father and tries to save his lover Teresa...
136) Sharpe's
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The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.