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Sharpe’s Fortress

Posted on June 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Fortress: India 1803© 1999 Bernard Cornwell294 pages There’s nothing quite so miserable as a good sergeant who’s been made into  purposeless officer. Mister Richard Sharpe is a man with a mission — the defeat of renegade-murder Dodd — but … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Triumph

Posted on June 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Triumph: India 1803© 1998 Bernard Cornwell291 pages Four years have passed since Richard Sharpe destroyed the Tippoo Sultan’s empire and earned his sergeant’s stripes, and those four years have been relatively peaceful. But now a malicious officer (Dodd) in … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Tiger

Posted on May 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Tiger© 1997 Bernard Cornwell385 pages Until the birth of modern India in 1947, there existed  for many centuries upon the southern tip of the Indian peninsula a kingdom known as Mysore. In the year 1799, the British Empire — … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Rifles

Posted on April 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Rifles© 1988 Bernard Cornwell304 pages Where did Clint Eastwood get that great big sword….? It’s the year 1809, and Richard Sharpe has just survived a slaughter in the wintry wastelands of Spain. Cut off from the army and surrounded … Continue reading →

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The Heart and the Fist

Posted on April 20, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL© 2011 Eric Greitens320 pages Heart and the Fist is a fascinating and inspirational account of an idealistic young student dedicating to serving humanity across the … Continue reading →

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The Archer’s Tale

Posted on April 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Archer’s Tale (originally released as Harlequin)374 pages© 2001 Bernard Cornwell In the first decade of the Hundred Years’ War, a French raiding party sacked a small coastal town in England, called “Hookton”.  Ordinarily the destruction of this village would be … Continue reading →

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The Fort

Posted on March 3, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Fort: A Novel of the Revolutionary War© 2010 Bernard Cornwell480 pages It’s the summer of 1799, and Britain’s attempts to restore their wayward colonies to the Crown are not going well. Following the battle of Saratoga, the French and … Continue reading →

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With Wings Like Eagles

Posted on February 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain© 2009 Michael Korda322  pages “The odds were great: our margins small: the stakes infinite.” – Vice Air Marshal Keith Park, No. 11 Group. RAF. As far as drama goes, … Continue reading →

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Agincourt

Posted on February 5, 2011 by smellincoffee

Agincourt© 2009 Bernard Cornwell451 pages “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers — for he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother, be he ne’er so vile.  This day shall gentle his condition, and … Continue reading →

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Beyond Band of Brothers

Posted on January 27, 2011 by smellincoffee

Beyond Band of Brothers: the War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters© 2006 Dick Winters and Colonel Cole Kingseed303 pages When I landed, the only weapon I had was a trench knife that I had placed in my boot. I stuck … Continue reading →

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