Sharpe's Tiger

The novel that Sharpe fans have been waiting for, Sharpe's Tiger describes the adventures of the raw young private soldier Richard Sharpe in India, before the Peninsular War. Sharpe and the rest of his battalion, along with the rising star of the general staff Arthur Wellesley, are about to embark upon the siege of Seringapatam, island citadel of the Tippoo of Mysore. When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo's forces Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, a chance he takes in order to escape from the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill. But in fleeing Hakeswill he enters the confusing , exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo, and Sharpe will need all his wits just to stay alive, let alone suave the British Army from catastrophe. E-book Extras: Bernard Cornwell On: The Origin of Richard Sharpe; Sharpe's Adventures; Sharpe's Trafalgar.The next installment in Bernard Cornwell’s wildly popular Sharpe series.Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803It is India, 1803. In the four years since he earned his sergeant's stripes, young Richard Sharpe has led a relatively peaceful existence. But Sharpe's reverie ends when he barely survives a murderous act of treason by a bitter English officer who has joined the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation, determined to drive the British from the continent. Vowing to hunt down the turncoat, Sharpe plunges headlong into the white-hot battle of Assaye alongside Sir Arthur Wellesley -- the future of Duke of Wellington -- in the fiercest fight of his career. Sharpe's Triumph is a riveting story of betrayal and revenge that showcases the deft blend of suspenseful military adventure and sweeping historical detail that has made Bernard Corwell's books bestsellers around the world. India, 1803. Sergeant Richard Sharpe Is Hunting A Treacherous Englishman Who Has Joined Mahratta Confederation. Deep In Enemy Territory He Faces Temptation More Subtle Than He Could Ever Dream, And Stalking Him Comes His Worst Enemy, Seargent Obediah Hakewill. The Paths Of Tteachery All Lead To The Small Village Of Assaye Where Sir Arthur Wellesley's Tiny British Army Faces The Mahratta Horde. Outnumbered And Out Gunned, Wellesley Decides To Fight, And Sharpe Is Plunged Into The White Heat Of A Battle That Will Make His Reputation, If He Can Only Survive. -- Back Cover. Bernard Cornwell. The continuing adventures of Richard Sharpe, a 19th century soldier, as he fights to enlarge the British empire. He helps the Duke of Wellington put down the Indian Mahratta rebellion, an operation culminating in the 1803 Battle of Assaye which is described in vivid detail The latest of Cornwell’s perennially popular Sharpe adventures, returning, like Sharpe’s Tiger, to India, and culminating with the battle at Assaye which Wellington considered his greatest victory. Repackaged in the fantastic new Sharpe look.