I’m a huge fan of Bernard Cornwell, particularly enjoying his Sharpe series of books. Anyone who likes military historical fiction should not miss them.
Here they are in historical order:
Sharpe’s Tiger
Sharpe’s Triumph
Sharpe’s Fortress
Sharpe’s Trafalgar
Sharpe’s Prey
Sharpe’s Rifles
Sharpe’s Havoc
Sharpe’s Eagle
Sharpe’s Gold
Sharpe’s Escape
Sharpe’s Fury
Sharpe’s Battle
Sharpe’s Company
Sharpe’s Sword
Sharpe’s Skirmish
Sharpe’s Enemy
Sharpe’s Honour
Sharpe’s Regiment
Sharpe’s Christmas
Sharpe’s Siege
Sharpe’s Revenge
Sharpe’s Waterloo
I confess I haven’t read the whole series.
I discovered the TV series and sort of stopped reading them.
I need to pick it up again.
I have read the book that supposedly inspired Cornwell to write the Sharpe books.
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Tales from the Rifle Brigade: Adventures in the Rifle Brigade Random Shots From a Rifleman Paperback – October 3, 2005
by Captain Kincaid
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I think he is the inspiration for Sharpe. A lot more “posh” then Sharpe. Maybe?
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KINCAID, Sir JOHN (1787–1862), of the rifle brigade was born at Dalheath in January 1787. He was educated at Polmont school, and served for a time as lieutenant in the North York militia.
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Bernard Cornwell also wrote a very good non-fiction history of the battle.