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Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe #20)

Bernard Cornwell

Paperback | Pages: 451 pages

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Title	:	Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe #20)
Author	:	Bernard Cornwell
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 451 pages
Published	:	January 3rd 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (first published 1990)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. War. Military Fiction

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Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the inexperienced and incompetent Young Frog, William, Prince of Orange, who has been given command of a large proportion of the Allied force. More concerned with cutting a dash at a grand society ball in Brussels, the Young Frog refuses to listen to Sharpe's scouting reports of an enormous army marching towards them with the lately returned Napoleon at its head. When the Battle of Waterloo commences, Sharpe has to stand by and watch military folly on a grand scale. But at the height of the conflict, just as victory seems impossible, he makes a momentous decision. With his usual skill, courage and determination he takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes Sharpe's own magnificent triumph.

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Original Title:	Sharpe's Waterloo
ISBN:	0006510426 (ISBN13: 9780006510420)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Sharpe #20, Richard Sharpe #11
Characters:	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Setting:	Waterloo,1815(Belgium)

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My main problem with this book is how heavily Cornwell plays the Little England card. Both in his preface as well as historical note he mentions the crucial role played by Prussians in Waterloo and yet in his story, they get minimal and almost mere passing reference. Wellington's army held their ground long enough for Prussians to make a difference but Cornwell only focuses on the holding strong part. He has also possibly done a great disservice to the Prince of Orange. He tried to fit the

I'd suspected that SHARPE'S WATERLOO, the penultimate Sharpe adventure and the culmination of his adventures in the Napoleonic War, could be nothing but a triumph. After all, it's a novel dedicated to one of the biggest, most-remembered battles in all of history, so how could Cornwell get it wrong? He built to it for a decade, honing his craft with more minor (but no less gripping) stories before finally sitting down to tackle it.Needless to say, I loved everything about this story. It's a

In Shapre's Eagle, the first published Sharpe book, Cornwell said that Sharpe and Harper adventures would eventually bring them to the climatic battle of Waterloo and in that book that promise is fulfilled. I've noticed that some versions of this book are called just "Waterloo" instead of "Sharpe's Waterloo" like the rest of the series and I can see why. While the other books in the series focus on Sharpe or on characters directly related to Sharpe this shows characters and events that Sharpe

Gets a little bogged down in the battle descriptions. A seemingly endless back and forth of attack and retreat. Granted, the battle was actually thus, but it can make for tedious reading. Sharpe didn't have a lot to do in this one, other than ride around to wherever the action was taking place, and observe.

Some of my favourite Sharpe moments are in this book, and some quality comedy from when Sharpe is busy elsewhere. I don't know how accurate the battle descriptions are, but they are vivid. I do believe that this book will work as a standalone novel, there's enough background to catch you up, but when the back story is waiting to be read, why skip it? It doesn't matter how many times I reread these, it doesn't matter that I remember all of the twists, o the little surprises, it's still an

I felt I ought to read something about Waterloo in the week leading up to the 200th Anniversary of the battle, so I've put a couple of books into the reading rotation. This one is to remind me of the basics (a history book cunningly disguised as fiction!), while The Longest Afternoon is an actual history of part of the conflict.

Absolutely a must read for any military history enthusiast. Cornwell starts out explaining events that led to Waterloo, specifically the twin battles of Quatre Bras and Ligney, where he shows how close Napoleon actually came to victory over the Prussians and British/Dutch armies. His detailed play by play look at the battle of Waterloo itself is very informative and draws many lessons learned for military leaders today. I think I may have found a new favorite author, I can't wait to read some