Sharpe's Escape

Sharpe's Escape The Bussaco Campaign, 1810 - The Sharpe Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

A new instalment in the bestselling Sharpe series.Paul McGann brings the drama and action alive.Sharpe's Escape takes place in the summer of 1810, once again in the Peninsular War. The French are mounting their third and most dangerous invasion of Portugal. Captain Richard Sharpe with his company of redcoats and riflemen meets the invaders on the gaunt ridge of Bussaco. But there, despite a stunning British victory, the French are not stopped and the army have to fall back.Sharpe has made enemies among the Portuguese and during the retreat through Coimbra, he and Sergeant Harper are lured into a trap designed to kill them. With the help of an Englishwoman, Sharpe survives, but is cut off from the army. He has to rejoin his regiment if the command is not to fall to the ambitious Lieutenant Slinbsby. At the Lines of Torres Vedras, the vast defences built to stop the French before Lisbon, Sharpe confronts his enemies in a climactic battle.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780007181148
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollinsPublishers
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Edition: Abridged edition
Weight: 143g
Height: 125mm
Width: 142mm
Spine width: 127mm