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Title: Sharpes Eagle by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0-14-029430-9 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sharpe's Eagle: Cornwell's best of the Sharpe series.
Comment: Sharpe's Eagle details how our hero, Richard Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper capture the first French Eagle, a french standard, in the heat of battle to redeam the demoralized South Essex regiment who early in the novel lose one of their colors due to the bumbling of Col. Henry Simmerson. Sharpe utilizes this heroic act to save his career and gain a fame that gains him a place in the heart of even the Prince of Wales. A must read for any Sharpe fan and probably one of Cornwell's best novel's of all time!
Rating: 5
Summary: The book that started it all.
Comment: Sharpe's Eagle is the first of many books by Bernard Cornwell in which his character, Richard Sharpe is a member of the British army in the years around 1800. I didn't read the book in the order they were written, I read them chronologically, but this book is still the best regardless.
This book introduces Cornwell's fantastic writing style, he educates us of the British actions throughout many different campaigns. He is very detailed on a number of subjects, from how the battle was fought to the steps in which a cannon is loaded. After reading these books you feel like you know a great deal about such an important point in our history.
This book introduces us to the upper class in-adequacies surrounding the British army of the time. Rich upper class 'snobs' became commanders by buying their commission, this left a greatly trained army to be run by untrained commanders. In this book an arrogant Sir Henry Simmerson, thinking he knows best, goes on to disgrace his whole unit by losing the Kings colours. It's then down to Sharpe, with the help of his immense bravery and courage to restore his regiment's honour.
It's a great introduction to a truly interesting and gripping series.
5 Stars
Rating: 5
Summary: Sharpe at Talavera
Comment: This is probably one of the best Sharpe novels in the series. It was one of the first that Cornwell wrote and his attention to the details of the Talavera campaign is excellent. Here we have Sharpe and his detached half-company of rifles doing standard duties on the skirmish line. There is a minimum of running around behind the enemy lines defying the odds as we so often get in the later novels. The episode at the bridge is a study of military incompetence. Sir Henry Simmerson, our classic snobby bad Anglo-aristo, becomes one of Sharpe's perenial enemies here. People like this did try to make life difficult for Wellsely in English politics and the novel picks up correctly on that, albeit a bit heavy handed at times.
The high-light of the story is certianly the build-up to the battle of Talavera in 1809. This was one of Wellsely's most difficult and dangerous battles, and his most costly after Assaye in India. The battle scenes are carefully constructed and taken heavily from Jac Weller's well known "Wellington in the Peninsular". Sharpe is cleverly inserted into the action in ways which are believeable and mesh with the history. His double confrontation with Messhrs. Berry and Gibbons illustrates how many old scores were likely settled during the confusion of battle.
Wellsley won a narrow victory at Talavera, winning his title of viscount Wellington, but losing a quarter of his army in the process. Cornwell does a great job describing the fascinating horror of Napoleanic combat. This is really his forte, and the descriptions of French columns slamming into British lines is right out of Jac Weller. This book is certainly vintage Sharpe, and remains one of the best.
It is a pity that the television version of this novel could not convey the scope of the battle. The tongue and cheek nature of the TV productions does a bit of dis-service to Cornwell in that way. Still, one of the best early Sharpe books.
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Title: Sharpe's Company: The Siege of Badajoz by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0140294325 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Sharpe's Sword: Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign June and July, 1812 by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0140294333 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Sharpe's Battle: Spain 1811 by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0060932287 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Sharpe's Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0140294341 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Sharpe's Honor by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 014029435X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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