Sharpe's fortress : Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803
Cornwell, Bernard2011
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India, December 1803. The British army are closing in on enemy troops in western India and Ensign Richard Sharpe, freshly promoted yet unsure of his position, finds himself vulnerable: he's unwelcome among the officers, yet finds hidden enemies within the ranks. With no-one he can trust, Sharpe is in serious danger when an old adversary arrives on his trail - and a terrible act of betrayal draws him into the eye of the storm. All roads lead to Gawilghur, a legendary, impregnable fortres in the sky. In the heart of enemy territory, the British carry out a near-impossible siege. And joining the front line, risking his honouit and reputation in a battle that will test him as never before, is Sharpe...
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Sharpe's fortress : Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 / Bernard Cornwell.
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Imprint:
London : Harper, 2011.
Collation:
384 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1999.
ISBN:
9780007425815 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914GEN
Language:
English
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BRN:
1056847