Sharpe's Sword: Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812 Summary
Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Sword: Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812 Summary

Sharpe's Sword is a novel in the series that chronicles the heroic exploits of Richard Sharpe. In this novel, Sharpe takes part in the British campaign to drive the French from Salamanca, and in the process he meets a beautiful woman and faces a deadly adversary.

The story begins with the capture of Colonel Philippe Leroux, a special agent of Napoleon who uses torture to extract information from civilians. Leroux's particular...

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