Product Description

Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the inexperienced and incompetent Young Frog, William, Prince of Orange, who has been given command of a large proportion of the Allied force. More concerned with cutting a dash at a grand society ball in Brussels, the Young Frog refuses to listen to Sharpe's scouting reports of an enormous army marching towards them with the lately returned Napoleon at its head. When the Battle of Waterloo commences, Sharpe has to stand by and watch military folly on a grand scale. But at the height of the conflict, just as victory seems impossible, he makes a momentous decision. With his usual skill, courage and determination he takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes Sharpe's own magnificent triumph.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6395 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Review
'A mighty battle conveyed with convincing clarity' Mail on Sunday 'A brilliantly imaginative novel which sweeps you along at breakneck speed' Mary Wesley

About the Author
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and now lives in the USA. In addition to the Sharpe series, he is the author of the Arthurian series, the Warlord Chronicles; the Starbuck Chronicles on the American Civil War; Stonehenge; Gallows Thief; the Grail Quest series; and his new series, set during the reign of King Alfred. His latest novel is Azincourt.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic, historical and bloody!
I am a big fan of the sharpe books and the TV dramas. When I started reading Sharpes Waterloo the book instantly sprung alive and you could almost smell the musket smoke. Bernard Cornwell is a superb writer who manages to make the story bounce alive out of the book with his fantastic descriptiveness, especially of Sharpe, portraying him as a 'tramp'.
The battles scenes are excellent, whether it be a small skirmish between the Prussians and the French or the main battle of Waterloo, they remain historically accurate. If you are interested in war, history or just good literature I would highly recommend this book.

And Sharpe swashbuckles on....
When I read my first Sharpe, I wanted to shout 'Heavens, but what about historical facts!'.....and I read on and on and on. If you read a Sharpe, you do NOT look for historical facts, but for swashbuckling, shagging and wonderful adventure and this is it indeed. Relish the book, enjoy the magnificent hero and pray, that perhaps once in a while Bernhard Cornwell decides to give us another piece of the cake of Richard Sharpe's epic lifestory. There is nothing new in Sharpe's, but is exactly the good old style in which Cornwell marches on, that makes Sharpe's multiple adventures such a good entertainment.

My favourite Sharpe novel
I love all 21 of the Sharpe novels and have read them all (plus Cornwells other works) often, but this one has to be my favourite one.

Sharpe has been attached to the young and inexperience Prince of Oranges staff and through this position the reader gets to see and experience most of this spectacular battle. Of course Harper is there, but technically as a civillian and Sharpe's beloved South Essex battalion.

If you are interested in the battle of Waterloo then you could do far worse than start your studies with this book as its packed with information about the battle and it inspired me to visit the actual battlefield in Belgium recently. Read and enjoy.