Sharpe's triumph : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803
Cornwell, Bernard2011
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India, September 1803. When a defector all but wipes out an unsuspecting British unit, Sergeant Richard Sharpe must hunt down the enemy within. In the sun-beaten terrain of forts and bazaars, the mission draws him into treacherous, unfamiliar territory - and face to face with an old adversary. As the Mahratta rulers prepare for the white heat of battle, the small village of Assaye becomes the stage. Outnumbered and outgunned, the British face bloody defeat. But ready to step up, in a battle that could make his reputation, is Sharpe...
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Sharpe's triumph : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 / Bernard Cornwell.
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London : Harper, 2011.
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384 p. : map ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1998.
ISBN:
9780007425808 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
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BRN:
904477
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