Fire and Sword - Hardcover

Scarrow, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755324374 ISBN 13: 9780755324378

Publisher: Headline Review, 2009

Synopsis

The third in this epic quartet of novels focusing on two giants of European history, Wellington and Napoleon.

In the early years of the nineteenth century, Arthur Wellesley (elevated to Viscount Wellington in the course of the novel) and Napoleon Bonaparte are well-established as men of military genius. Wellesley has returned from India, where his skill and bravery made a remarkable impression on his superiors. He faces trials and tribulations on the political scene before becoming embroiled militarily in Copenhagen, then Portugal and finally Spain. Napoleon, established as Emperor, is cementing his control on Europe, intending finally to crush his hated foe across the Channel: Britain. The time is fast approaching when Wellington and Napoleon will come face to face in confrontation and only one man can emerge victorious...

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Review:

'One of history's most fascinating adversarial pairings is that of Napoleon and Wellington, and Simon Scarrow's quartet of books, of which this is the third, offer a vivid description of the two lives in tandem... The last book in the quartet cannot come quickly enough' (Daily Mail)

'The last book in the quartet cannot come quickly enough' (Daily Mail)

'Scarrow provides a thrilling tale that makes the journey well worthwhile' (Good Reading, Australia)

'A splendidly informative, vivid and absorbing historical novel' (The Witness, Australia)

Book Description:

CENTURION, the latest novel in Simon Scarrow's Roman series, was on the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list for several weeks, reaching the No. 2 position

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Review
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0755324374
• ISBN 13: 9780755324378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528