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books | video & DVD | music booksthe sharpe novels by bernard cornwellSee Bernard's books for a full list of Sharpe and other works. Also available: The Sharpe Companion by Mark Adkin, a detailed historical and military guide to the best selling Sharpe Novels by Bernard Cornwell. Available on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk "Marching with Sharpe" by B J Bluth, this book is beautifully illustrated and contains everything you wanted to know about life in Wellington's Army in the Napoleonic Wars. Available from Amazon and all good bookshops. Battlefront Books is an independent military bookseller in the UK, specialising in military non-fiction and a very select few fiction writers. In particular, they have some reprinted Napoleonic (and in particular 95th Rifles) non fiction available, much of which is essential reading, but for decades has been out of print, e.g. Verner's 2 volume history of the Rifles in the Peninsular; or the Cope single volume history of the Rifles. Look under "Military Fiction", then "Bernard Cornwell", and follow the link on that page for the non-fiction items. Scorpion Press, who previously issued Tiger, Trafalgar and Prey will shortly issue Sharpe's Havoc in a signed limited edition of 85 numbered copies and 15 lettered. All the books are issued in a uniform red leather with marble paper pattern over boards etc. It also contains an appreciation of Sharpe by Simon Scarrow. They will also be issuing a limited edition of Sharpe's Escape in April 2004. fiction, non-sharpeSpanish Bride - Georgette Heyer. This is the story of Juana Smith, Spanish wife of Harry Smith who fought in the Peninsula. Although this book is out of print, it is worthwhile hunting down a copy in second-hand stores. Rumour has it that the book is being reprinted, although this hasn't been confirmed. An Infamous Army - Georgette Heyer. Based on the Battle of Waterloo. Wellington called his army an infamous army! This is another book that is sadly out of print, but well worth hunting down. Amazon books are worth checking for the above titles. At the last search, they could order Spanish Bride on audio cassette and there was a copy of An Infamous Army. Amazon also state they will search for the book if it is requested. Go to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com from here. You can also try AbeBooks, a specialist site that brings together many booksellers of both new and secondhand books. The Roger Brook Series - Dennis Wheatley. Without giving the game away, Roger Brook ends up as a spy for England and a friend of French minister Talleyrand. His adventures take him from before the French Revolution right through the Napoleonic Wars. Wheatley is an excellent teller of tales and detailer of the history surrounding events that occur. Again, the series appears to be out of print! Have you ever looked for Dennis Wheatley in a bookstore? It is another series that is worth looking for. non-fiction, non-sharpeThe Recollections of Rifleman Harris - edited and introduced by Christopher Hibbert (published by The Windrush Press) Not the Rifleman Harris of book and series fame, but memoirs of a soldier of the 95th who was there! Wellington's War - A Living History by Paul Lewis Isemonger with an introduction by Richard Rutherford Moore. This book covers all aspects of life as a soldier or sailor at the time of the Peninsular campaign, illustrated with the help of re-enactors. Uniforms of Waterloo by Philip Haythornthwaite, Jack Cassin-Scott, Michael Chappell - 80 colour plates of all forces at Waterloo, beautifully illustrated with full descriptions of the uniforms and historical information. Included are a summary of the campaign, an order of battle and a full bibliography. Wellington - The Years of the Sword (Published by Weidenfelt and Nicholson in 1969) SBN29717917 - Lady Elizabeth Longford. This book covers the years 1769-1815. Wellington - Pillar of State (Written in 1972) ISBN 0.297-00250-3 - Lady Elizabeth Longford. Although written sometime ago, these are highly recognised books and worth trying to get hold of. Lady Longford is a member of Wellington's family and considered to be an authority on him. Wellington in India - Jac Weller (Pub: Greenhill Books) ISBN 1-85367-141-X Wellington in the Peninsular - Jac Weller (Pub: Kay and Ward) ISBN 0-7182-0730-0 Written in 1962. Covers the years 1808-1814. Weller is another noted authority on the Iron Duke. The Duke - Philip Guiadalla. No further information on this at the moment. videos & dvdsThe Sharpe series is available on both video and DVD in the UK and USA, available at excellent prices at many online outlets including: UK - Blackstar, Bensons World, Play.com; USA/Canada - Amazon.com, DVD BoxOffice, and many more. In order of release: Sharpe's Rifles/Sharpe's Eagle (double video) In the UK, the DVDs are in double-disc packs, following the order above. musicThe Music of Sharpe is available on CD or cassette published by Virgin and should be available at good music stores. Available from the society, prices are as follows and include postage and packing:
The soundtrack features John Tams singing some of the songs from theseries including "Over the Hills and Far Away" and music written by Dominic Muldowney. Last update February 7th 2004 |