Richard Sharpe Adventures: Sharpe's Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 (Audiobook)

from bjappleg8

Second (publication order) in Cornwell's Sharpe series about the Napoleonic Wars. Cornwell's hero is larger than life, always pulling victory from impossible situations and getting the girl, no matter how implausible it might seem. Along the way you get a rowsing adventure story and a good bit of...

from quiBee

Excellent addition to the series. Very enjoyable.

from varielle

The only man who can make sure Wellington defeats Napoleon is at it again. This time Richard Sharpe is facing down one of his more dangerous enemies, El Catholico. They are supposed to be allies, but both of them are after Spanish gold and the same woman. Excellent battle scenes, sword fights and...

from BruderBane

"Sharpe's Gold" is another rousing success from the pen of Bernard Cornwell. This time our hero is at Almeida the last bastion, wink wink, and supposed British forlorn hope on the Iberian Peninsula. The story moves quickly and is obviously an earlier work from Mr. Cornwell and lacks some of the d...

from DinadansFriend

The fall of 1810, as the Peninsular Army begins falling back to the lines of Torres Vedras. There's a pile of money in this novel, and that strains the relationship between the Spanish Guerillas and Sharpe's band of adventurers. Well crafted.