Sharpe's Escape: The Bussaco Campaign, 1810 (Richard Sharpe Adventure) - Softcover

"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today."--Washington Post

"Richard Sharpe has the most astounding knack for finding himself where the action is...and adding considerably to it."--Wall Street Journal

"Presents to the contemporary reader an important part of history that Americans know little about."--Los Angeles Times

"Prepare to have your buckles swashed."--People

"Highly recommended ... A worthy entry in the Sharpe series, this book will be eagerly anticipated by Cornwell's many readers."--Library Journal

"An altogether rousing tale of revenge and derring-do....Cornwell's cinematically detailed battle pieces [are] literal tours de force."--Michael Dirda in The Washington Post

"Sharpe aficionados will rejoice....With fully fleshed-out characters and keen human insight, Cornwell just keeps getting better."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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.