Sharpe's Triumph (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #2)

Description

E-book Extras: Bernard Cornwell On: The Origin of Richard Sharpe; Sharpe's Adventures; Sharpe's Trafalgar.The next installment in Bernard Cornwell’s wildly popular Sharpe series.Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803It is India, 1803. In the four years since he earned his sergeant's stripes, young Richard Sharpe has led a relatively peaceful existence. But Sharpe's reverie ends when he barely survives a murderous act of treason by a bitter English officer who has joined the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation, determined to drive the British from the continent. Vowing to hunt down the turncoat, Sharpe plunges headlong into the white-hot battle of Assaye alongside Sir Arthur Wellesley -- the future of Duke of Wellington -- in the fiercest fight of his career. Sharpe's Triumph is a riveting story of betrayal and revenge that showcases the deft blend of suspenseful military adventure and sweeping historical detail that has made Bernard Corwell's books bestsellers around the world.

First Sentence

It was not Sergeant Richard Sharpe's fault.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Sharpe's Adventures (2)

Other Editions

• Sharpe's Triumph (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #2)Mass Market PaperbackHarperTorch2005-06-01
• SHARPE'S TRIUMPH (LARGE PRINT EDITION)PaperbackHARPERCOLLINS1998-01-01
• Sharpe's TriumphHardcoverHarper Collins1998-01-01
• Sharpe's TriumphHarper Collins1998-01-01
• Sharpe's TriumphAudio CassetteHarperCollins Audio1998-06-01
• Sharpe's Triumph (The Battle Assaye, September 1803)Audio CassetteChivers Audio Books1999-03-01