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Summary: In the year 1810 Napoleon is determined to conquer Portugal. But Captain Richard Sharpe leads the French directly into the Duke of Wellington's devastating defenses at Torres Vedras, where one of the great battles of the Napoleonic wars erupts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CORSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Cornwell, Bernard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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Summary: British soldier Richard Sharpe stands up to Napoleon's crack troops in the Iberian Peninsula while searching for the missing daughter of an English wine shipper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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Summary: Richard Sharpe is twice a hero in Wellington's campaign to protect Spain against Napoleon, and is looking forward to promotion and eager to be on the leading edge of battle, but other conflicts ensue, including the need to protect his infant daughter and her mother, and the necessity to protect himself from a fellow officer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Sharpe's battle : Sharpe must recover stolen supply wagons and lead green troops into battle against a French general whose " chief weapon is horror." Sharpe's sword : Under orders to protect Wellington's master spy from the French, Sharpe finds himself in a fight for his life against "Boney's" best swordsman, Leroux. Sharpe's regiment : In a race against time to expose corruption in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHASummary: Sharpe's rifles : Sharpe saves Wellesley's life and is promoted to Lieutenant. He is put in command of the Chosen men, a crack regiment of riflemen who resist acknowledging his authority. Sharpe's eagle : When the French seize the King's Colours and Sharpe loses an old friend in battle, he steadfastly, but quietly swears to avenge the officer's death and restore England's honour. Sharpe's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHASummary: Sharpe's enemy : Sharpe leads a mission to free an English colonel's wife who is hostage to a gang of lawless deserters led by an evil villain from Sharpe's past. Sharpe's honour : When a French spy frames him for dishonouring a Spanish aristocrat's wife, Sharpe faces arrest, duels, court martial and death to clear his good name and avoid damaging Britain's alliance with Spain. Sharpe's gold :...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHATillyard, S. K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TILCornwell, Bernard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1987
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORForester, C. S. (Cecil Scott)
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Publisher / Publication Date: The press of the Readers club 1942
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Summary: In 1812, after just being promoted to Major, Richard Sharpe and his company is deployed to the Spanish-Portuguese boarder in an attempt to disband a multinational band of deserters, led by his longtime nemesis Obadiah Hakeswill. Planning to outsmart the renegades by taking their position on Christmas Eve, Sharpe is about to be confronted with the fact that he is surrounded by several French...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2009
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Summary: Sharpe rises from the ranks to command the 95th Rifles and finds himself with an unexpected ally in the war against Napoleon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1988
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 0000
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CORSummary: After returning from the war Sharpe is accused of stealing Napoleon's treasure, after being set up by his long-time enemy Ducos. He's abandoned by his wife, convicted of the crime, and sent to jail. He escapes to seek justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BFS Video 2001
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHATolstoy, Leo
Summary: "At a glittering society party in St. Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon?s army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey, and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Classics, an imprint of Penguin Books 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: British officer Richard Sharpe joins Colonel Brand travelling behind enemy lines to blow up a French gun powder magazine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Video 1996
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHASummary: Recounts the story of Winston Churchill's challenges in World War I, especially how the disastrous Battle of Gallipoli leds to his disgrace and eventual resignation, and how he sought redemption by taking up active service in the British army; a story told through Churchill's own words in his letters to his wife Clementine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHUCornwell, Bernard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 1998
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CORCornwell, Bernard
Summary: "If any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe... And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Major Sharpe is asked to do when he's dispatched on an undercover mission deep in the Spanish countryside. For a remote village is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, it is the last link between two French armies, one in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024