Sharpe's sword cover

Sharpe's sword

by Bernard Cornwell

Having forced their way into spain in 1812, the british plan a battle that will be more decisive then any that has gone on before during the fight in spain in terms of strategic effects. Meanwhile captain Sharpe finds himself in the middle of the secret war. So far he has been lucky in surviving dangerous situations, but now he comes closer to death than ever before and his comrades can only hope he is not beyond the point of what is possible

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