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A splendid new instalment in the long-running and increasingly impressive saga - SUNDAY EXPRESS Major Richard Sharpe's men were in mortal danger - not from the French, but from the bureaucrats of Whitehall. Unless reinforcements could be brought from England, the depleted South Essex would be disbanded, their troops scattered throughout the army. Determined not to see his regiment die, Sharpe returns to England and uncovers a nest of well-bred, high-ranking traitors, any one of whom could utterly destroy his career with a word, or a stroke of the pen. Sharpe is forced into the most desperate gamble of his life - and not even the influence of the Prince Regent may be enough to save him... SHARPE'S REGIMENT
Publication Year: 1987
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0This is another excellent Sharpe novel.
Far from the battlefields of Spain, Major Richard Sharpe and his trusted Regimental Sergeant Major Patrick Harper must navigate the courts of London and the byzantine politics of the British Army while trying to secure replacements for their regiment back in the war. This is a departure for the series, but a welcome one, putting our heroes in unfamiliar territory seeing how they handle themselves.
They stumble, and they get in serious trouble, but this is a Sharpe novel: you just know they're going to triumph in the end. The story is well-read, making the drive between New York and New England fly by. If you enjoy this series, you won't want to miss this outing.
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