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Sharpe's Eagle Kindle Edition

by Bernard Cornwell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,026 ratings
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The first book in Bernard Cornwell's epic Sharpe series, which completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history.

At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies of Napoleon into what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. Sharpe has earned his captaincy, but there are others, such as the foppish Lieutenant Gibbons and his uncle, Colonel Henry Simmerson, who have bought their commissions despite their incompetence.

After their cowardly loss of the regiment's colors, their resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must battle his way through sword fights and bloody warfare to redeem the honor of his regiment by capturing the most valued prize in the French Army—a golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself.
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  6. Publication date
    August 3, 2004
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"A masterful blend of fiction and historical detail."—Newsday

"A totally convincing picture of warfare, of hand-to-hand, sword-to-sword, bayonet-to-bayonet fighting."—Cleveland Plain Dealer

About the Author

Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series takes its hero to the battle of Waterloo--and beyond. Several novels are the basis of a television miniseries. He was born in London and lives in Chatham, Massachusetts.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000QBYF2C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (August 3, 2004)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2004
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 898 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 289 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0451212576
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,026 ratings

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Bernard Cornwell

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Bernard Cornwell was born in London and worked in television until he met his American wife and moved to the US. Denied a work permit, he wrote a novel and has been writing ever since.

A master storyteller with a passion for history, his current bestselling series, THE LAST KINGDOM, is centred around the creation of England. It is also a major TV series on Netflix, with Bernard playing a cameo role in season three. The fourth season is currently being filmed.

He is also the author of THE GRAIL QUEST series, set in the Hundred Years’ War, THE WARLORD chronicles, set in Arthurian Britain, a number of standalone novels, one non-fiction work on Waterloo and the series with which he began, the SHARPE series.

For exciting news, tour and publication details, and exclusive content from Bernard visit www.bernardcornwell.net and like his author page on Facebook/Bernard.Cornwell

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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comfy rules!
5.0 out of 5 stars Good history, great writing
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015
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I like Cornwell's other heroes better.--especially his archers!...but Richard Sharpe gets into interesting scrapes, and as with all of Cornwell's novels, you learn a heck of a lot of history--especially from the perspective of a "common" man-- without being one bit bored! I'd read that Cornwell was great at portraying military history, and I found that not so compelling--not an interest of mine--but he brings that alive. These are not bodice-rippers--there is usually some love interest, but even when Sharpe succeeds in the pursuit (however briefly), Cornwell delicately pulls a curtain over the details.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Addictive! I read it/listened to it in 2 days
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2018
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Narrator was decent although his accents are a little off to me. Great story, Cornwell is a titan of historical fiction. Some of the story details do not 100 percent match other books like the location of various supporting characters like rifleman Hagman. None of this takes away from the story or the thrill. It’s brutal and graphic as war always is. I was an officer in the military and served in a combat role. I could really relate to Sharpe’s frustrations with incompetent and arrogant field grade officers. Although none of the ones I dealt with in real life were anything like Simmerson and Gibbons. Phenomenal story and I am going through the Sharpe series about 2 books a week! Can’t say enough about Bernard Cornwell!
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Gordon Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars as expected and delivered quickly
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023
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Got here quickly and was as advertised per the image and quality
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History Buff
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SERIES, BY CROMWELL A GREAT READ.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023
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Have been reading this series for several years, decided to acquire all the books in this series, had some now filling in the gaps.
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5.0 out of 5 stars most engaging story yet!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
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Once again our erstwhile, unpredictable Richard Sharpe rages into battle with more distractions pulling at him than a brave hawk being assaulted by crows. Love, adventure, skulking nobles with revenge on their minds and high minded fellow officers who may prove to be more cowardly and vicious than the enemy will haunt him. Will he prevail and prove himself more gallant and even lucky than any other officer in Arthur Wellesley command? A somewhat brief tale but so worth it.
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Gibble
4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as well written as Sharpe's Rifles, but very enjoyable.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013
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Bernard Cornwell tells a great story with excellent characters, wonderful action and great detail. He maintains accuracy with technical elements of the time, but unlike other authors does not wear you down with jargon and unnecessary mechanics. He tells a story that happens to have a firm foundation, which only makes the story that much more interesting. He also does a wonderful wrap-up at the end that explains how he tied his fictional characters and situation into real events in the world and what he had to do to adjust them. Some things that you discover actually occurred are often the ones that you assumed were the things he made up.

BTW, I'm normally a reader of fantasy, so this is something of a departure from my usual fare and I love it.

It's a great read and a wonderful series. Highly recommended.
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Kevin Finnegan
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm currently binge-ing on Bernard Cornwell. I've read all ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2014
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I'm currently binge-ing on Bernard Cornwell. I've read all of the Saxon Tales and the Grail Quest series. Now I'm working my way through Sharpe's tales. I've been reading them on my Kindle and it's very enjoyable. I finish one, order the next one and start reading without getting out of my chair! The stories are researched very thoroughly, the characters and dialogue are realistic. All of Cornwell's books are real page-turners!
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Stewart Degner
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterfully Entertaining.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2014
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I read this series, start to finish. Chronological order. Every book is excellent . the story in full is excellent.
All winter, rainy days, fireplace, coffee, cookies. Great time spent with wonderful characters, good and bad.
The stories built into history lessons were just masterful.
Sorry, Do to so many read, I am copying one review for all. Singularly or Collectively, you can not go wrong with Bernard Cornwell.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is a Historical Fiction About An Actual Battle
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2024
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The book describes the war against Napoleon. It gives the reader an exciting view of the way wars were fought back then and the author introduces you to age of rifles and their accuracy compared to muskets. A great read about historical fighting and the confusion and conditions of the battles. Very entertaining way to learn about historical facts. At the end of the book, the author gives you a condensed discussion about what he changed. AWESOME READING, THE WHOLE SERIES
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5.0 out of 5 stars terrific.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2024
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I’ve read all of Sharpes adventures and love them all. This one and Waterloo stand out. Bernard Cornwell at his best.
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Alberto F. Asvisio
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe's Eagle, Bernard Cornwell
Reviewed in Italy on July 11, 2013
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This book (the first publicated in the Sharpe series) puts together a stunning epilogue of the Talavera Campaign and a capturing novel. Sharpe's Eagle can give the reader great information about the British, French and Spanish armies, plus, it is pleasant to read even though it certainly isn't an easy book.
I reccomend this book for children above 12, for a fast but young reader this book would take around a week's time, and for an adult around 3-4 days.
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洋書の友
5.0 out of 5 stars シャープ大尉フランス連隊旗を奪う！
Reviewed in Japan on May 28, 2015
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アメリカのsignet 版は活字が小さく、少し読みにくい。それはともかく、タイトルのeagleはフランスの連隊旗のこと。それと英国軍の階級章でeagleはcaptainを示すようだ。今回はフランス軍とのイベリア半島戦で苦しい勝利の戦いだが、毎度手に汗握る苦難と冒険の連続で一気に読ませる！時系列に沿ってSharpe's Tigerから読み始め、一方で出版順にコーンウェル氏の最初のシャープの本作品も手にした。Harper版Sharpe's Triumphで著者が述べているよう決して善人ではない主人公をあえて作り出して、楽しませる一方で現実性を持たせている。細部も実戦に参加した兵の当時の日記などを参照した上での記述で読ませる。兵の展開や種類など知識が豊かになる。連隊旗の奪還とは古いが、乃木将軍のように奪われると一生の不覚となる。重いのだなあ、とあらためて思った次第。
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Bob F
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe Bboks
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2024
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Always a great read.
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