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Algunas batallas no cambian nada. Waterloo lo cambió casi todo. 'El 18 de junio de 1815 los ejércitos de Francia, Gran Bretaña y Prusia descendieron sobre un valle tranquilo al sur de Bruselas. En los tres dias anteriores el ejercito frances habia vencido a los britanicos en Quatre Bras y los prusianos en Ligny. Los aliados estaban en retirada

The brand new novel in Bernard Cornwell''s number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.BBC2''s major TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg.The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track and it was mine.Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria''s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia''s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce.And so England''s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago and which his scheming cousin still occupies.But fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg.New enemies enter into the fight for England''s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain''s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation.But Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birth right.He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true.

The global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . . Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and its been his home ever since. Hes a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe. For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another. Napoleon's army may be defeated, but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge. Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe. And in search of a spy, he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying . . .SHARPES ASSASSIN is the brand new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

Traición y muerte en la batalla de Assaye. El fusilero Richard Sharpe es sin duda uno de los oficiales más temibles de cuantos intervinieron en la guerra napoleónicas. "EL triunfo de Sharpe" nos traslada a uno de los episodios mas atroces de la segunda guerra anglo-mahratta, la batalla de Assaye. En mitad de la sangrienta batalla, la mision de Sharpe consiste en dar caza a un oficial ingles que ha desertado para pasar a las filas enemigas. Serie de exito. Este es ya el volumen numero XII. Recreacion de la batalla de Assaye, que Wellington considero la mas sangrienta en la que habia tomado parte. Cuatro mil soldados britanicos y nativos derrotaron a 30.000 hombres de Sindhia y Gwalior. El escaso respeto por la disciplina protagonista; su nobleza y su temeridad, le convierten en un perfecto heroe de novela de aventuras. El protagonista viaja por una Europa desgarrada por la guerra, en un periodo de la historia que cambio la faz del mundo. Cornwell traslada al lector al corazon de unos acontecimientos apasionantes, le hace participe de las mas grandes batallas... en las paginas de estos libros puede percibirse aun el acre olor de la polvora. Publicado en trade por Edhasa. Otros titulos de la serie publicados en Quinteto: Sharpe y el aguila del Imperio (729602), Sharpe y el oro de los españoles (729608), Sharpe y sus fusiles (729615), Sharpe y la campaña de Salamanca (729626), Sharpe y la batalla de Vitoria (729631), Sharpe y su regimiento (729635), Sharpe a la conquista de Francia (729640), La venganza de Sharpe (729645), Sharpe en Waterloo (729650), Sharpe y el tigre de Bengala (729654)

El 21 de octubre de 1805, el almirante Nelson obtuvo en Trafalgar una resonante victoria sobre la armada combinada franco española comandada por Villeneuve. Y el fusilero Richard Sharpe, en viaje a Londres procedente de la India, estaba a su lado. Un relato en el que se entremezclan la traición, la cobardía y la codicia.

XVI Entrega de la serie de Richard Sharpe En 1811, en plena Guerra de la Independencia, empiezan a surgir en España voces que defienden una ruptura con las tropas británicas y un acercamiento a Napoleon. El descubrimiento de unas comprometedoras cartas del embajador ingles destinadas a una prostituta no hacen sino alentar esa propuesta. En un Cadiz sitiado por las tropas francesas de Claude Perrin Victor, Richard Sharpe sera el encargado, con la inestimable ayuda de sus camaradas Harper y Moon, de encontrar a la destinataria de las misivas y recuperar esas cartas. Sin embargo, llegan a Andalucia en muy mal momento, cuando las tropas a las ordenes de sir Thomas Graham se disponen a romper el cerco al que las lineas francesas han sometido a Cadiz. Una esplendida intriga, el endiablado ritmo narrativo de Cornwell y el colorido que confiere a las escenas belicas se ponen aqui al servicio de uno de los episodios mas espectaculares de la Guerra de la Independencia, la batalla de Chiclana (5 de marzo de 1911).

ARTHUR''S FINAL TEST OF COURAGE IS UPON HIM...Arthur has crushed Lancelot''s rebellion, but at a cost.Guinevere''s betrayal has left him reeling, and his Saxon enemies seek to destroy him while he is weak. Chaos threatens to engulf Britain. Yet Arthur is a military genius and noble leader.As the battle draws close, he prepares to fight his way to victory at Mount Badon and also win back the woman he lost. But in the final journey of the warlord, the intrigues of Mordred, now the adult heir to the throne of Britain, and the magics of the priestess Nimue could prove to be Arthur''s downfall.BERNARD CORNWELL CONCLUDES THE WARLORD CHRONICLES, BRINGING NEW LIFE TO THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND, SUCCESSFULLY MARRYING MYTH WITH HISTORICAL FACT.

Tras el desastroso fracaso en el ataque recibido en el fuerte portugués por tropas napoleónicas, en el que ha perdido a buena parte de sus hombres, la carrera del fusilero Richard Sharpe parece al borde de un abrupto y deshonroso fin.La unica posibilidad de evitarlo y de redimirse la tiene en el campo de batalla, y Sharpe no pretende dejar escapar la oportunidad. La tremenda batalla de Fuentes de Oñoro, en la que, durante tres lasrgos dias, se lucho por cada palmo de terreno, incluso puerta a puerta, sera una prueba memorable para el y sus hombres, aun cuando no se contaria entre los combates que mas tarde le gustaria recordar a Wellington, pues alli cometio un error estrategico garrafal...Como consecuencia de la batalla, el mariscal Massena, autoproclamdo "Hijo querido de la Victoria", fue convocado a Paris, y Napoleon no tardo en sustituirlo en el mando de las tropas francesas de la peninsula por el mariscal Marmont.Una vez mas, Cornwell nos traslada al corazon de unos acontecimientos apasionantes, en el marco de nuestras tierras, y nos hace participe de una de las grandes batallas, hasta tal punto que la abrir estas paginas puede percibirse aun el olor acre de la polvora.Adaptada a la pequeña pantalla, con un desenlace distinto, "La batalla de Sharpe" se cuenta entre las novelas de la serie mas valoradas y conocidas entre los aficionados.

After years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure yet Uhtred is far from safe. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages.To the south, King thelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia and now eyes a bigger prize. To the north, King Constantine and other Scottish and Irish leaders seek to extend their borders and expand their dominion.Caught in the eye of the storm is Uhtred. Threatened and bribed by all sides, he faces an impossible choice: stay out of the struggle, risking his freedom, or throw himself into the cauldron of war and the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced. Only fate can decide the outcome.The epic story of how England was made concludes in WAR LORD, the magnificent finale to the Last Kingdom series.

An oath of loyalty.Two warring kings.A destiny he didn't choose...England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir.A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed.Uhtred's sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods...

*THE LAST KINGDOM COLLECTORS EDITION*Featuring a gold foil designed case limited to the first print run.Pre-order your copy now.IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLYThe epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series, coming October 2020.After years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure yet Uhtred is far from safe. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages.To the south, King thelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia and now eyes a bigger prize. To the north, King Constantine and other Scottish and Irish leaders seek to extend their borders and expand their dominion.Caught in the eye of the storm is Uhtred. Threatened and bribed by all sides, he faces an impossible choice: stay out of the struggle, risking his freedom, or throw himself into the cauldron of war and the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced. Only fate can decide the outcome.

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.A divided kingdomAn impossible choiceThe ultimate battle . . .After a lifetime of fighting, the great warrior Lord Uhtred is ready to hang up his sword. But as long as the kingdom remains divided, peace is fragile - and Uhtred will never be safe in his Northumbrian fortress.As kings in the north and south grow more bloodthirsty for power, history marches inexorably towards war. And Uhtred has no choice but to throw himself into the fire.In the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced, with the kingdom's future resting on a knife edge, Uhtred takes his stand on one side of the shield wall. Only fate will decide the outcome...

SHARPE IS BACK. The global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe. If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe .. . Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation.Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it's been his home ever since. He's a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe.For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another. Napoleon's army may be defeated, but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows - a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge. Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe.And in search of a spy, he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying . . .SHARPE'S ASSASSIN is the brand new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

Das triumphale Finale der internationalen Bestsellerserie.Ein ganzes Leben lang hat Uhtred, der Krieger, fur Konig Alfred und seine Erben gekampft. Nun will er sich zur Ruhe setzen, in Bebbanburg, Heimat seiner Vorvater. Die Glieder schmerzen, der Kriegsheld ist alt geworden. Doch die Feinde Englands ruhen nicht; Nordmanner, Schotten, Iren wollen die Einigung der sachsischen Reiche unter einer Krone verhindern. Und Konig thelstan, dem Uhtred stets treu gedient hat, scheint vergessen zu haben, wem er den Thron verdankt. Umgeben von Feinden muss Uhtred sich entscheiden. Soll er seinen Lehnseid brechen - oder in die letzte, schwerste Schlacht ziehen?

Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809. Richard Sharpe, bold, professional and ruthless, goes to war. Once a private, now he leads his men into action in the bloodiest battle of the war. The danger is as great from his enemies on his own side as from those across the battlefield. But through treachery and gunsmoke, through swordfight and bloody warfare, Sharpe saves his own life and the honour of the regiment. The Complete Sharpe Collection with a new introduction by the author

Thomas of Hookton is one of those archers. When his village is sacked by French raiders, he makes a promise to God: to retrieve the relic stolen from Hookton's church. Escaping his father's ambitions, he becomes a wild youth who delights in the life of an army on the warpath. Driven by his conscience and protected by his fearsome skills, he enters a world where lovers become enemies and enemies become friends, where his only certainty is that somewhere, beyond a horizon smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English army, a terrible enemy awaits him. This enemy would harness ...