A review by beejai
Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell

3.0

There is an implacable enemy, an incompetent superior officer, a beautiful damsel, and a looming battle. I am now eight books into the Sharpe's series and these four elements seem to be found in each and every one of them. In these books Bernard Cornwell plots the course of British military history from the battles of India all the way to Waterloo. In essence he is charting the military career of Duke Wellington, but each battle and each event is actually seen from the vantage of Richard Sharpe who started out a common soldier in His Majestey's army and has at this point risen to the rank of Captain. Although the plots are always similar and quite predictable, BC is an excellent writer of historical fiction and these books are always a fun read. You know the enemy will be defeated, the officer shamed, the girl loved then lost, and the battle won but how each of these things play out is worth the enjoyment of another page turner.