Sharpe’s Enemy: The Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812: Book 16 (The Sharpe Series)

A classic Sharpe adventure: Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812Newly promoted, Major Richard Sharpe leads his small force into the biting cold of the winter mountains. His task is to rescue a group of well-born women held hostage by a rabble of deserters. And one of the renegades is Sergeant Hakeswill, Sharpe’s most implacable enemy.But the rescue is the least of Sharpe’s problems. He must face a far greater threat. With only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop – the last word in military incompetence – to back his gamble, Sharpe cannot afford even to recognize the prospect of defeat. For to surrender – or to fail – would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies…The Complete Sharpe CollectionBernard Cornwell's book 'Sharpe's Command' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-10-30.

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