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Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805 (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #4) Paperback – October 23, 2012

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; Repack edition (October 23, 2012)
  • Language: English
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  • ISBN-13: 978-0061098628
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4.0 out of 5 starsSharpe once again in the right place at the right time
By Scott Schiefelbein VINE VOICE on April 20, 2006
Format: Paperback
In the hands of a lesser author, I'd be irritated with Richard Sharpe's ability to play a key role in seemingly every key British military action in the early 1800s. But thanks to Bernard Cornwell, I can dismiss petty contrivances and just enjoy the blasted books - and enjoy them I do.

(And I'm also reminded of the two soldiers in Ken Burns' magnificent Civil War TV history who kept journals and managed to be in over twenty critical battles . . . sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.)

Cornwell has written so many books that he does not feel the need for poetic titles. "Sharpe's Trafalgar" unsurprisingly puts Sharpe at, well, the Battle of Trafalgar. I know only a couple of Brits well, but from talking to them it's easy to see that Trafalgar is to Britain what Yorktown, Gettysburg, or D-Day are for the United States. There is nothing more stirring to national pride than a magnificent, critical military victory. So Cornwell can be forgiven if he jumps through a few odd hoops to have his favorite Army Ensign play a key role in the purely naval clash at Trafalgar.

Sharpe needs to get home from India to join his new regiment, the 95th Rifles. Obviously, Sharpe can't walk back to England from India, and this allows Cornwell to "play Patrick O'Brian." Sharpe learns the ins and outs of life on board a British naval vessel, including the close proximity of your fellow passengers, the problems of sailing with an uncooperative wind, and the perils at sea if your captain sells you out.

Sharpe also spends a lot of time romancing the glamorous Lady Grace, inconveniently married to a British lord, a general in the Army who is more politician than soldier. (This, by the way, means "villain" in Cornwell's universe, and he's a good foil for Sharpe.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat change of pace after the India books
By Daniel Berger VINE VOICE on October 15, 2007
Format: Paperback
An homage to Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander", the series based on the British Navy of the same period. The fan of both will see numerous similarities.

Sharpe's new friend, Captain Joel Chase, is the spitting image of Jack Aubrey. He's a bluff, good-natured fighting captain whose men would follow him through the gates of Hell, and he personally feels the same way about Admiral Lord Nelson. Sound familiar? He rarely flogs erring sailors. He loves his coffee. He pays for extra powder and shot out of his own pocket so that his crew can practice gunnery. And he's loyal to friends like Sharpe, who comes to Chase's rescue during a Bombay brawl with a dishonest merchant who cheated them both.

There are other touches as well. Sharpe's struggle to climb the masts and perhaps avoid using the maintop's "lubber hole" refers to the same running gag about Stephen Maturin, Aubrey's friend and intrepid but without sealegs.

Sharpe, a soldier, doesn't really belong at Trafalgar. But Cornwell contrives a plausible way to get him there, as Sharpe returns to Britain in 1805 to join a rifles regiment. The India books were fun but, after we've seen all those city walls stormed, all those rajahs plundered, and all those hideous Oriental tortures meted out, it's time to move on. Putting Sharpe on a ship, with its backstays and quarterdecks and scuppers pouring blood during battle, is a fine change of pace.

Cornwell's battle detail is typically gripping. And in this book Sharpe finds a romance that, one senses, may be more fateful than those he's had in previous books.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSharpe at sea
By Ironmike on May 21, 2001
Format: Hardcover
Another outstanding addition to the classic Richard Sharpe series. With Sharpe departing India and sailing aboard an English warship, he soon becomes embroiled with a renegade, an unfaithful wife, a wealthy and jealous husband, a scattering of nautical characters worthy of Kent and Pope not to mention some terrific descriptions of life at sea aboard a King's ship. The author once again demonstrates his uncanny ability of placing our hero in some dangerous prediciments, with some splendid details about ship board hazards and some rousing sea battles and some rather torrid romantic interludes as well. A worthy addition to the collection, filled with adventure, thundering battle and splintered decks, romance and sudden death. I hope that Mr Cornwall considers doing a few books featuring a new naval hero, his writing style would capture that quite well. Once again, Sharpe marches on.
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3.0 out of 5 starsNot as good as the other Sharpe novels
By Ronald J. Bloch on December 11, 2002
Format: Paperback
I was somewhat disappointed in this book. I always look forward eagerly to another in the Sharpe series, but this one was not one of Cornwell's better efforts, in my opinion. Still worth reading for we diehard Sharpe fans, however.
Sharpe is on board ship and gets involved with a married woman. She and her husband are gentry but of course, she falls for Sharpe's good looks and rough demeanor. I found this a little hard to believe, especially taking place aboard ship with little opportunity for quiet and intimate meetings to develop the relationship. In the end, Sharpe has to handle the complications of keeping his affair a secret, and oh yes, the Battle of Trafalgar intervenes. Actually, the battle scene is handled well as is typical for Cornwell.
Possibly I was disappointed with this book because I was reading the Richard Woodman "Nathaniel Drinkwater" naval warfare series around the same time. Maybe the naval setting was not the best milieu for Sharpe's (and Cornwell's) abilities. If you haven't tried the Sharpe books, I highly recommend you pick up _Sharpe's Rifles_ without delay.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I love the whole Sharpe series. Cornwall is the best historical novelist I've run across.

Published 10 days ago by Don Horner
5.0 out of 5 starsAnother great sharpe story

Started and could not put it down again. Can not wait to read the next one. Can't wait to start

Published 19 days ago by Diane M.
5.0 out of 5 starsThis 4th Richard Sharpe adventure story climaxes at the famous naval...

The 4th book in the Richard Sharpe adventure series. Sharpe is taking a ship back to England to join a newly formed rifle regiment, the Green Jackets. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsTreasure Every Sharpe Tale!

The Sharpe novels are treasures! Well written, entertaining, and historically informative. Bernard Cornwell is an excellent writer.

Published 1 month ago by Mike Holmes
5.0 out of 5 starswhich is really good, I only have one question

As I finished reading the book, which is really good, I only have one question. Why does the cover say Sharpe traveled home aboard the "Revenant" and meets Admiral Nelson. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Well researched and gripping.

Published 2 months ago by Jaime
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Bernard Cornwell writes very well.

Published 2 months ago by Peter
5.0 out of 5 starsFiction and History Collide in a Land of Wealth and Destruction

I've read all of the Sharpe series. Love them all. My son lives near Punta Trafalgar at the moment so sent him my original copy to understand the historical importance of the... Read more

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Good book, great series.

Published 3 months ago by Cricket
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Good read.

Published 4 months ago by Lawrence D. Robinson

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