New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century capturing the bravery battles and bloodshed of Britains peninsular wars with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe. Outsider. Hero. Rogue. If any man can do the impossible its Richard Sharpe. And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when hes sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside far behind enemy lines. For the quiet remote village sitting high above the Almaraz bridge is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge one from the North and one from the South. If they meet the British are lost. Only Sharpes small group of men--with their cunning and courage to rely on--stand in their way. But theyre rapidly outnumbered enemies are hiding in plain sight and as the French edge ever closer to the frontline time is running out. . . .
