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Sharpe's eagle: Richard Sharpe and the Talavera campaign July 1809 (Richard Sharpe ; #8)
By Bernard Cornwell. 1981
Richard Sharpe, bold, professional and ruthless, goes to war. Once a private, now he leads his men into action in…
the bloodiest battle of the war. The danger is as great from his enemies on his own side as from those across the battlefield, but through treachery and gunsmoke, through swordfight and bloody warfare, Sharpe saves his own life and the honour of the regiment. Sequel to "Sharpe's havoc" (DC29097); followed by "Sharpe's gold" (DC04803). 1981. (Richard Sharpe ; 8)Sharpe's enemy: Richard Sharpe and the defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 (Richard Sharpe ; #15)
By Bernard Cornwell. 1985
Newly promoted, Major Richard Sharpe leads a small force into the biting mountain cold, his task to rescue a group…
of well-born women held hostage by a rabble of deserters including Sergeant Hakeswill, his greatest enemy. The rescue is the least of his problems as, with only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop, the last word in military incompetence, to back his gamble, he cannot recognise even the prospect of defeat. To surrender or fail, would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies. Sequel to "Sharpe's sword" (DC29774); followed by "Sharpe's honour" (DC29776). 1985. (Richard Sharpe ; 15)Sharpe's company: Richard Sharpe and the siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812 (Richard Sharpe ; #13)
By Bernard Cornwell. 1994
The winter of 1811-12 has been hard - and for Richard Sharpe the worst he can remember. He has lost…
his command to a wealthy man, a man with money to buy the promotion Sharpe covets. Out from England has come his oldest enemy, the ruthless and indestructible Hakeswill, intent on ruining him, but Sharpe is determined to change his luck, and the surest way is to lead the bloody attack on the impregnable fortress town of Badajoz. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Sharpe's battle" (DC17506); followed by "Sharpe's sword" (DC29774). 1994. (Richard Sharpe ; 13)Sharpe's fortress: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 (Richard Sharpe ; #3)
By Bernard Cornwell. 1999
It is December, 1803, and Richard Sharpe is now an officer in Sir Arthur Wellesley's army that is seeking to…
end the Mahratta War. Unsure of his authority and uncomfortable in the mess, he is relegated to a tedious job in the baggage train. There Sharpe discovers treason, and finding himself alone and under threat, he falls back on his fighting ability to regain his confidence and his treasure, the jewels of the Tippoo Sultan. The search for revenge on the man who robbed him takes him to Gawilghur, the fortress in the sky. Descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Sharpe's triumph" (DC29099). Followed by "Sharpe's Trafalgar" (DC29098). 1999. (Richard Sharpe ; 3)Sharpe's battle: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811 (Richard Sharpe ; #12)
By Bernard Cornwell. 1995
British hopes of victory in the Peninsular war in Spain depend on an upcoming battle, but Sharpe is given a…
poorly equipped, untrained Irish battalion. Quartered in a crumbling fort, they are attacked by an elite French unit. Sharpe must take desperate action, or face the end of his career and reputation. Descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Sharpe's fury" (DC29596). Followed by "Sharpe's company" (DC18991). 1995. (Richard Sharpe ; 12)Shake down the stars
By Frances Donnelly. 1988
Beatrice, Lucy, and Virginia are from the same village, though from different backgrounds. Each wants love, marriage, children, and a…
vocation. Each finds them but not in the way she has anticipated, nor even with the man she expected. 1989, c1988.Shadows in paradise
By Erich Maria Remarque. 1972
Shadows on a sword: the second book of the Crusades (The Crusades ; #2)
By Karleen Bradford. 1996
Theo, a passionate young knight, can't wait to embark on the Holy Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. Along with his friend…
Amalric, a fellow knight, and Emma, a servant girl, he is ready to fight. But for all their conviction, none of these young people is prepared for the realities of war - for its brutality, the ways it will divide them, and the life and death choices it offers. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "There will be wolves" (DC14007), followed by "Lionheart's scribe" (DC19721). 1996. (The Crusades ; 2)Seven men of Gascony
By R. F Delderfield. 1973
A robust historical novel of the Napoleonic era. Follows the fortunes, friendships and loves of seven ordinary soldiers in the…
Emperor's army from the victories on the battlefields of Europe to the retreat from Moscow and the ultimate defeat of Waterloo. [1975, c1973].Scorpion east
By Jerrold Morgulas. 1981
World War II thriller that involves an army of Russian turncoats whom the Nazis want to use against Stalin. When…
a disillusioned Russian war hero agrees to lead the renegade army, the Russians enlist his former wife in their attempt to thwart the Nazi scheme. Some strong language. 1981.Scorpion strike
By John J Nance. 1994
Persian Gulf, 1991. Pilots Will Westerman and Doug Harris are sent on a dangerous mission to seize a deadly virus…
that Iraqi defector Dr. Shakir Abbas reveals is hidden in a laboratory. They end up crash landing in the desert while Dr. Abbas sneaks into Bagdad to retrieve additional vials. Descriptions of violence. 1994.Semper Fi (The Corps ; #1)
By W. E. B Griffin. 1986
From Parris Island to Pearl Harbor, the leathernecks come to life as heroes and lovers, fighters and dreamers, united in…
spirit and devoted to the Marine Corps code of honour. Focuses on a smart, tough, independent PFC named Ken McCoy, whose cool head under fire combined with his skulduggery and knack for learning foreign languages helps him gain a commission. Explicit strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. Followed by "Call to arms". 1986. (The Corps ; 1)Searching for Shona
By Margaret Jean Anderson. 1978
During World War II, children were evacuated from Edinburgh. A shy, wealthy girl on her way to Canada trades identities…
with an orphaned playmate bound for the Scottish countryside. Grades 5-8. 1978.Schindler's ark
By Thomas Keneally. 1982
In 1939, Oskar Schindler, a young, wealthy, enterprising German interested in drinking and women is a less-than-exemplary Catholic. In this…
"nonfiction novel," Keneally tells the story of his transformation into a man who, at great personal risk, saves hundreds of Jews from death during World War II. 1982 Man Booker Prize. Includes violence and strong language. 1982.Season in purgatory
By Thomas Keneally. 1976
David Palham, a young surgeon, is sent to the Adriatic island of Mus, where Tito's partisans maintain a precarious hold.…
There, among the turmoil of wounded men evacuated from the ferocious fighting on the Yugoslav mainland, he finds love and solace. 1976.Sarah Zweig: d'amour et de guerre : roman
By Jacques Allard. 2017
Après la publication de Rose de La Tuque sont parvenus à l'éditeur de nouveaux écrits : la chronique tenue en…
1942 par son amie viennoise, Sarah Polanski, dite Zweig. Par un retournement de situation comme seule la guerre en permet, l'étudiante juive entrée illégalement au Canada est recrutée par le Renseignement canadien et devient Estelle Lavoie, agent secret. Elle se trouve bientôt en apprentissage à Londres sous une couverture de secrétaire à la maison du Canada, le Haut-Commissariat que dirige Vincent Massey. Courtisée par Will Winter, son agent traitant, Sarah espère retrouver son amoureux, Hugues Blackburn, pilote de l'aviation déjà engagé dans la bataille. Elle tient aussi à combattre les nazis qui ont tué ses parents en 1927, quand elle avait onze ans. La nièce dite adoptive de Stefan Zweig n'oubliera pas son passé viennois, ni ses études à la Sorbonne. Elle continuera de s'intéresser aux écrivains de son époque, d'abord à Zweig, mais aussi à Valéry, Woolf, Sartre, Huxley, ou d'autres comme Rilke et Scott. L'espionne se confie dans des cahiers et carnets qu'elle envoie périodiquement à Rose. Sarah Zweig, D'amour et de guerre, le roman d'une jeune femme pour qui l'amour mène le combat. 2017.Sarah Bishop
By Scott O'Dell. 1996
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and…
fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness. Junior and Senior High. 1996.San Andreas
By Alistair Maclean. 1984
According to the Geneva Convention, red crosses on a ship guarantee immunity from enemy attack. The "San Andreas" is a…
hospital ship but her crew do not trust the lights that beam out at night or the red crosses on her sides to keep her safe. Above all, they do not trust the enemy U-boats - and somebody on board is set on sabotage. 1984.Run for your life (An On time's wing book)
By Wilma E Alexander. 1998
October 1918. Painfully shy ten-year-old Emily has much to worry about: the local bully, her loony Aunt Carrie, and the…
fate of her beloved soldier-father. When the local munitions plant explodes, her mother is ill with the Spanish influenza, and it is up to Emily and her cousin to rescue their family and neighbours. Finalist for the 2000 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1998. (An On time's wing book)Sagebrush and spurs: classic western short stories
By Eric Tripp. 1992
The stories in this collection come from the high noon of western writing, where the American civil war, and subsequent…
frontier wars provided a mixture of legend and fact as monuments to national courage. There are contributions from the earliest protagonists of the "formula" western, with stories from Jack Schaefer, Stephen Crane, Owen Wister, O. Henry and others, the emphasis is on finely drawn characters and believable plots. 1992.