The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller â?? A fabulous story, superbly told â?¦ cannot be betteredâ?? Max Hastings â?? Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.â??
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Bernard Cornwell
Kirjat ja teokset yhdessä paikassa: 309 kirjaa, julkaisuja vuosilta 1997–2026, suosituimpiin kuuluu Crowning Mercy. Vertaile teosten hintoja ja tarkista saatavuus suomalaisista kirjakaupoista.
309 kirjaa
Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 1997–2026.
Sommeren 1779, da kampene i den amerikanske uavhengighetskrigen beveger seg lenger sør, setter en britisk styrke bestående av knapt tusen skotske infanterister med støtte fra tre krigsskip seil til New Englands tåkelagte kyst. Skottene etablerer en garnison og marinebase ved Penobscot Bay øst i Massachusetts, der de slår tilbake mot opprørernes skip og beskytter amerikanske lojalister. Amerikanerne svarer med å sende mer enn førti skip og rundt tusen infanterister for å «fange, drepe eller tilintetgjøre» den utenlandske invasjonsstyrken. Men inkompetanse og ubesluttsomhet fører til et forferdelig tap som får overveldende følger for to menn på hver sin side av konflikten: en uerfaren ung, skotsk løytnant ved navn John Moore, i starten av en strålende militærkarriere... og en sølvsmed og patriot fra Boston ved navn Paul Revere, som blir stevnet for krigsretten for ordrenekt og feighet.
Bernard Cornwellâ??s brilliant novel, reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones. This is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created this great temple.
The seventh 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 Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.
The seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)--the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series. At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and his son Edward reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs. Uhtred, once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favor with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, the impregnable Northumbrian fortress Bebbanburg. Loyalties will be divided and men will fall as each Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes--a war that will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation. With The Pagan Lord, New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell--"the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today" (Wall Street Journal)--continues his magnificent epic of the making of England during the Middle Ages, vividly bringing to life the uneasy alliances, violent combat, and deadly intrigue that gave birth to the British nation.
The seventh novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
The second book in Bernard Cornwellâ??s bestselling series on the American Civil War.
The first book in Bernard Cornwellâ??s bestselling series on the American Civil War.
Third volume in the bestselling Starbuck Chronicles. The battle for control of Richmond, the Confederate capital, continues through the hot summer of 1862.
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback--a thrilling tale of danger and conquest at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 is "a book in which Cornwell's gifts as scholar and storyteller come together spectacularly." (Washington Post)Bernard Cornwell, the "master of martial fiction" (Booklist), brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356, a thrilling stand-alone novel. On September 19, 1356, a heavily outnumbered English army faced off against the French in the historic Battle of Poitiers. In 1356, Cornwell resurrects this dramatic and bloody struggle--one that would turn out to be the most decisive and improbable victory of the Hundred Years' War, a clash where the underdog English not only the captured the strategic site of Poitiers, but the French King John II as well. In the vein of Cornwell's bestselling Agincourt, 1356 is an action-packed story of danger and conquest, rich with military strategy and remarkable characters--both villainous and heroic--transporting readers to the front lines of war while painting a vivid picture of courage, treachery, and combat.
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback--a thrilling tale of danger and conquest at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 is "a book in which Cornwell's gifts as scholar and storyteller come together spectacularly." (Washington Post)Bernard Cornwell, the "master of martial fiction" (Booklist), brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356, a thrilling stand-alone novel. On September 19, 1356, a heavily outnumbered English army faced off against the French in the historic Battle of Poitiers. In 1356, Cornwell resurrects this dramatic and bloody struggle--one that would turn out to be the most decisive and improbable victory of the Hundred Years' War, a clash where the underdog English not only the captured the strategic site of Poitiers, but the French King John II as well. In the vein of Cornwell's bestselling Agincourt, 1356 is an action-packed story of danger and conquest, rich with military strategy and remarkable characters--both villainous and heroic--transporting readers to the front lines of war while painting a vivid picture of courage, treachery, and combat.
Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. The remarkable new novel by Britainâ??s master storyteller, which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers.
Bernard Cornwell har hatt enorm internasjonal suksess med sin viking-serie. Han er de historiske romaners store mester og elskes både av leserne og anmelderne. I Norge har salget av hans vikingserie passert 70.000 bøker." Syv konger vil dø, Uhtred av Bebbanburg, syv konger og kvinnene du elsker." Slik starter Kongenes død, den sjette boken i den bejublede serien om Uhtred som gikk rett inn som nr. 1 i England. Adresseavisen beskriver bøkene hans som sterkt vanedannende, noe den siste boken i serien ser ut til å leve opp til. Med sin grundige research og ramsalte fortellerglede fortsetter Cornwell å trekke oss inn i Wessex som, etter indre stridigheter etter kongens død, nå ligger åpent for angrep av vikingene. Alfreds kongedømme - og den engelske nasjonen - er truet. Vil de overleve?
Sharpe's Devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821
Bernard Cornwell
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2013
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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, another exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam. Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands - a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth. Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile...
Sharpe's Battle: The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811
Bernard Cornwell
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2013
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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the twelth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam. Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort, Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit, led by an old enemy of Sharpe's, and suffer heavy losses. The army's high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his military career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. So with his honour at stake, against an overwhelming number of French troops, Sharpe leads his men to battle in the narrow streets of Fuentes de O oro.
At the height of the 1810 battle of Bussaco, Captain Richard Sharpe finds himself separated from his company and lured into a trap from which he must escape in order to rejoin the conflict at the Lines of Torres Vedras and to stop French invaders at Lisbon. By the author of Sharpe's Havoc. Reprint.
Sharpe's Fury: The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811
Bernard Cornwell
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2013
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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam. In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy. The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.