Sharpe's Prey

ISBN: 0007425856

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Condition: Used

Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe, newly returned to England, is offered a new job: go to Copenhagen, help deliver a bribe, and stop a war. To him, it seems easy. But the bribe is to stop the Danes allowing the French to possess their battle fleet, big enough to replace every warship lost at Trafalgar. Sharpe is a sacrificial pawn, as the French are willing to do what ever it takes to recover their naval power. But sometimes pawns can change the game. Soldier, hero, rogue -- Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.