Sharpe's enemy Richard Sharpe and the defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812

350 pages

English language

Published May 18, 2008

ISBN:: 978-0-00-788896-2
OCLC Number:: 861523229

(6 reviews)

A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.

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Ed reviewed Sharpe's enemy Richard Sharpe and the defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 by Bernard Cornwell

New Characters, a capable enemy just not the one from the title

4 stars

Engaging story taking place in only a couple of locations with less of the intrigue. A couple of arch characters let things down a bit.

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Subjects

Fiction
Soldiers
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
War stories