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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore’s forces, Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, which in turn offers an escape from the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.Richard Sharpe and the battle of Assaye, September 1803Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of …
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the campaign in northern Portugal, spring 1809A small British army is stranded when the French invade northern Portugal. Sharpe is cut off and his attempts to fight his way back to the British lines fail until he is joined by the future Duke of Wellington.Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809In Portugal, Richard Sharpe is orde…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805Ensign Richard Sharpe is on his way home from India. He is sailing with the Royal Navy, who are hunting a formidable French warship, the ‘Revenant’, carrying a secret treaty that may prove lethal to the British.Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807Lieutenant Richard Sharpe, newly retu…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811It is 1810 and the French are making yet another attempt to invade Portugal. Facing them is a wasted land, stripped of food by Wellington’s orders, and Captain Richard Sharpe.Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cad…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812It is a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe it is the worst he can remember. He has lost command to a man who could buy the promotion Sharpe covets. His oldest enemy, the ruthless and indestructible Hakeswill, joins the regiment and he is a man with a mission to ruin Sharpe.Richard Sharpe and the Salam…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army’s new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain – an alliance that must be maintained at any cost.Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of France, June to November 1913Major Sharp…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814It is 1814. Rumours abound that Napoleon has surrendered, been murdered, or fled. But before the French are finally defeated and Sharpe can lay down his sword, one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war must be fought: the battle for the city of Toulouse.Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815It is 1815. Sh…
Повесть повествует о жизни участника Великой Отечественной войны Александра Ивановича Попова, который потом стал милиционером и расследовал уголовные дела.
Здравствуйте! Начало Великой Отечественной войны было неудачным для нашей Красной Армии. Много сказано, о гибели наших танковых войск летом 1941 года. В этой книге я расскажу историю каждого механизированного корпуса РККА, от момента создания до расформирования. Также выскажу свое мнение о причинах разгрома механизированных корпусов в то тяжелейшее лето 1941 года.
The compelling autobiography of one of the great and most committed newsmen of our time: full, frank, and occasionally very funny, Jon Snow’s memoirs are as revealing about the great and the not-so-good as about his own passionate involvement in the reporting of world affairs.Jon Snow is perhaps the most highly regarded newsman of our time; his qualities as a journalist and as a human being – his …
The compelling autobiography of one of the great and most committed newsmen of our time: full, frank, and occasionally very funny, Jon Snow’s memoirs are as revealing about the great and the not-so-good as about his own passionate involvement in the reporting of world affairs.Jon Snow is perhaps the most highly regarded newsman of our time; his qualities as a journalist and as a human being – his …
Очерки о взаимоотношениях людей в горных и городских условиях. Основано на реальных событиях, произошедших в рамках ашхабадского альпинистского клуба "Агама" в середине девяностых, называются реальные имена. Все совпадения носят неслучайный характер
В новой книге «Легендарные разведчики-2» из молодогвардейской серии «ЖЗЛ» вам предстоит познакомиться с героями, с которых лишь недавно снят гриф «Совершенно секретно». Их открывает для вас дважды лауреат литературной премии Службы внешней разведки РФ писатель Николай Долгополов. И потому знакомство с Героями России Алексеем Козловым и Жоржем Ковалем, нелегалами Михаилом и Елизаветой Мукасей, Елен…
Новая книга известного автора посвящена 100-летию создания отечественной внешней разведки ИНО – ПГУ – СВР. Главная ее особенность: новые, только что открытые герои, в основном разведчики-нелегалы. Некоторых из них, а также их жен и боевых спутниц автор знал лично. Вы познакомитесь с Героем Советского Союза Михаилом Васенковым, ушедшим в разведку еще во второй половине 1970-х, с Героями России Юрие…
Здравствуйте, любители Отечественной истории! В этой книге расскажу, как славно воевали воины одной советской стрелковой дивизии. Прошли всю войну и навечно освятили себя воинской Славой!