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reviewed Sharpe's Battle by Bernard Cornwell (The Sharpes series, #12)

Bernard Cornwell: Sharpe's Battle (Paperback, 2003, HarperCollins) 4 stars

As Napoleon threatens to crush Britain on the battlefield, Captain Richard Sharpe leads a ragtag …

A better version of fury

4 stars

Slow start with a refreshing enemy who is less scheming and more a reflection of Sharpe himself. The book earns its name with the conflict in the second half.