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Par Kurt Vonnegut. 1970
Billy Pilgrim, an American captured by the Germans in the Second World War, is billetted in a slaughterhouse in Dresden…
and survives the annihilation of the city by the RAF. He later becomes rich and successful, only to find himself transported to another planet from which he returns radiant and full of desire to preach his message. Strong language and violence. 1970, c1969.Par Dean Hughes. 2017
Recent high school graduate Rick Ward, undecided about his future and eager to escape his unhappy home life, joins the…
army and experiences the horrors of the war in Vietnam. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Par Alexander Kent. 1974
The year is 1798. Commodore Richard Bolitho is sent to the Mediterranean where Napoleon's naval forces are massing, preparing to…
annex Egypt. When Bolitho places his squadron between the Nile and the entire French fleet, the fate of his men and the freedom of his nation hang on the decisions he must make in the awful heat of battle. Sequel to "The flag captain" (DC10517). Followed by "The inshore squadron" (DC30670). 1974. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 14)Par Margi Preus. 2013
Par Wilbur A Smith. 1968
The year:1912. The place: East Africa. The action: ivory-poaching deep in the German-occupied delta of the steaming Rufiji river. Flynn,…
elephant-hunter and hounder of Germans, likes to enjoy the spoils of his sport without too much effort - and the arrival of rich young Sebastian Oldsmith is a windfall he cannot resist. Sebastian is rapidly plunged into not merely an ivory-hunt, but a murderous game of hide-and-seek with Flynn's enemy, the gross German Commissioner, Herman Fleischer. Descriptions of violence. 1968.Par Jack Higgins. 1994
On the eve of the Second World War, Hitler plans to distract the British while the blitzkrieg takes place. A…
German archaeologist is summoned to Berlin. In Dahrein the Spanish held port on the Gulf Gavin Kane and Ruth Cunningham embark on a search to find Ruth's archaeologist husband who has disappeared. Surviving the desert, they finally reach their destination and stumble upon a conspiracy that could have devastating consequences for the world. 1994.Par Eric Walters, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
Fifteen-year-old Ian decides to work at "The Club" for his community service - but it turns out to be a…
soup kitchen in a bad part of town, and he is nearly mugged going there. He's saved by a pipe-wielding homeless man, a former soldier named Jacques who was stationed in Rwanda. Can Ian help Jacques, a man who has lost everything but his nightmarish memories? Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2007 White Pine Award. 2006.Par Bernard Cornwell. 2001
It is 1807 and Sharpe has joined the newly formed Greenjackets but his future in the army seems hopeless. He…
is rescued from disgrace by General Sir David Baird, who needs a 'disposable' man for a mission in Copenhagen. But unless Sharpe can complete the mission, the army will meet disaster. Sequel to "Sharpe's trafalgar"(DC29098); followed by "Sharpe's rifles"(DC29773). 2001. (Richard Sharpe ; 5)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1990
It is 1815, and Richard Sharpe is serving on the staff of the inexperienced and incompetent Young Frog, William, Prince…
of Orange, who refuses to listen to reports of an enormous army led by Napoleon marching towards them. The Battle of Waterloo commences, and just as victory seems impossible, Sharpe takes command, and the bloodiest battle of his career becomes his own magnificent triumph. Some strong language. Sequel to "Sharpe's revenge" (DC29840). 1993, c1990. (Richard Sharpe ; 20)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1990
After an exhausting series of battles, the British and Spanish armies push their way into southwestern France. Rumours abound that…
Napoleon has surrendered, been murdered, or fled but one last, bloody battle must be fought to gain the city of Toulouse. Even then, Sharpe's war is not over. Accused of stealing a consignment of Napoleon's treasure, he must elude his captors, trace down an unknown enemy and resolve his own ingenious and devastating revenge. Sequel to "Sharpe's siege" (DC29838); followed by "Sharpe's Waterloo" (DC28410). 1990. (Richard Sharpe ; 19)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1989
In the bitter winter of 1809, the victorious French are chasing the English and Spanish armies towards Corunna. Cut off…
from the main force and surrounded, Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and his men accept the help of an unlikely ally, the Spanish cavalry officer Major Blas Vivar. Unknown to them, their rescuer has desperate, quixotic ambitions which will lead to a suicidal assault on Santiago de Compostella and a savage fight against overwhelming odds. Strong language. Sequel to "Sharpe's prey" (DC29102); followed by "Sharpe's havoc" (DC29097). 1989. (Richard Sharpe ; 6)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1988
The invasion of France is under way and, in one of the most dangerous missions of his career, Major Richard…
Sharpe, with a small force of riflemen, is to capture a fortress and secure a landing on the French coast. Through an incompetent commander and the work of his old enemy, the French spymaster Pierre Duclos, Sharpe finds himself abandoned in the heart of enemy territory. His only hope of rescue is an American privateer, a man with no love for the British invaders. Sequel to "Sharpe's regiment" (DC29839); followed by "Sharpe's revenge" (DC29840). 1988. (Richard Sharpe ; 18)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1994
Major Richard Sharpe's men are in mortal danger, not from the French, but from the bureaucrats of Whitehall. Unless reinforcements…
are brought from England, the depleted South Essex will be disbanded and the men scattered throughout the army. Determined not to see his regiment die, Sharpe returns to England and uncovers a nest of wellbred high ranking traitors, any one of whom could destroy him with a word or stroke of the pen. He is forced into the most desperate gamble of his life and not even the Prince Regent's influence may be enough to save him. Sequel to "Sharpe's honour" (DC29776); followed by "Sharpe's siege" (DC29838). 1994. (Richard Sharpe ; 17)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1986
Major Richard Sharpe awaits the new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the fragile alliance between Britain and Spain,…
an alliance to be maintained at any cost. Pierre Ducos, the wily French Intelligence officer, sees a chance to destroy the alliance and gain a personal revenge on Sharpe and, when the lovely spy La Marchesa enters the game, Sharpe is enmeshed in a web of political intrigue for which his military training has left him unprepared. Soon he is a fugitive, hunted by ally and enemy alike. Sequel to "Sharpe's enemy" (DC29775); followed by "Sharpe's regiment" (DC29839). 1986. (Richard Sharpe ; 16)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1984
Spain, June 1818: Captain Richard Sharpe is once again at war. This time however, there is only one enemy, the…
ruthless Colonel Leroux. Sharpe's mission is to safeguard El Mirador, the spy whose web of agents is vital to British victory. To succeed, he must enter a new world of political and military intrigue and his only guide to the strange world of Spanish society is a beautiful Marquesa with her own secrets to conceal. Sequel to "Sharpe's company: Richard Sharpe and the siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812" (DC18991); followed by "Sharpe's enemy" (DC29775). 1984. (Richard Sharpe ; 14)Par Bernard Cornwell. 2000
It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1998
India 1803, and Sergeant Sharpe witnesses an act of treachery by an English officer. The hunt for the renegade takes…
Sharpe deep into enemy territory, and behind him stalks his worst enemy, Sergeant Hakeswill, determined to destroy him once and for all. The paths of treachery lead to the village of Assaye where the British, outnumbered and outgunned, plunge into the heat of a battle that will make the reputation of Sir Arthur Wellesley, later to become the Duke of Wellington. Some strong language. Sequel to "Sharpe's tiger" (DC29772); followed by "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 1998. (Richard Sharpe ; 2)Par Bernard Cornwell. 1997
Sharpe and the rest of his battalion are about to embark upon the siege of Seringapatam, island citadel of the…
Tippoo of Mysore - the British must remove this potentate from his tiger throne. When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo's forces, Sharpe goes to the rescue. But he will need all his wits just to stay alive, let alone save the British army from catastrophe. Followed by "Sharpe's triumph" (DC29099). 1997. (Richard Sharpe ; 1)Par Kim Izzo. 2017
As the First World War rages in continental Europe, two New York heiresses, Sydney and Brooke Sinclair, are due to…
set sail for England. Brooke is engaged to marry impoverished aristocrat Edward Thorpe-Tracey, the future Lord Northbrook, while Sydney is drawn to the burgeoning suffragette movement. As international tempers flare, the German embassy releases a warning that any ships making the Atlantic crossing are at risk. Meanwhile, in London, Isabel Nelson, a young woman grateful to have escaped her blemished reputation in Oxford, has found employment at the British Admiralty in the mysterious Room 40. It isn’t long before her skills in codes and cyphers are called on, and she learns a devastating truth. 2017.Par Bernard Cornwell. 2003
Sharpe's Christmas contains two short stories, Sharpe's Christmas and Sharpe's Ransom. Sharpe's Christmas is set in 1813, towards the end…
of the Peninsular War and falls after "Sharpe's Regiment" (DC29839). Sharpe's Ransom is set in peacetime and provides a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille. 2003.