Sharpe's Rifles

Sharpe knew himself to be a tough man, but he had always thought of himself as a reasonable one, yet now, in the mirror of William’s nervousness, he saw himself as something far worse: a bullying man who would use the small authority of his rank to frighten men… In February 1809 the British army unde......more

This is one of the best cersies I have ever had the pleasure to read. This is a ceries about a soldier named Richard Sharp. He was a bastard from the bad from side of London. He was used and abused by an orfanage and he managed to escape and made something out of himself in the English army. He neve......more

This read almost like an origins story for Sharpe. It shows how he first took command of the Rifles, how Sergeant Harper because his best friend, and how the British army began the long process of driving Napoleon and the French out of Spain. The best thing about this book by far was actually nothin......more

More of a 2.5, but definitely my least favorite of the series so far. I didn't care for the reader, Fredrick Davidson, which didn't help. While he was tolerable, his Spanish voices were very low, gravelly, & almost unintelligible at times, while all his Irish voices were very high & lilting. Since o......more