Could we start a petition for another 50 Sharpe books? I've read or listened to these many many times. It'd be nice to add a few more to the selection hahaha
John W I’ll sign right after you! I’m on my third round since Covid began and the escape into the Napoleonic Wars, Sharpe’s plot armour, Harper’s humour, the hilarious toffs and Cornwall’s writing has been my saviour.
Read the Starbuck Chronicles about the Civil War and the Saxon Tales about the Danish and Norse Vikings vs the Saxons and the idea of the “creation” of England. They’re just as good, brilliant and awesome.
If you like the Bernard Cornwall/Sharpe series, have a look at W.E.B. Griffin books. Especially his Brotherhood of War series and The Corps series. Similar but based on WWII, Korea
BAHAHAHAAAAA -- hadn’t even noticed it and am positive it was 110% intentional. Great catch. The rendition of Pomphrey is absurd. I reckon it’s some bullshit attempt to not be “offensive”, or “bigoted”, when Cornwell wrote the character like a perfectly raging queen who is shrewd and dangerous. The fools.
Absolutely - even WORSE, as comes out in many of his other books - and close to the same with the naval battles. Only they didn’t have as many chances to simply siesta instead of carrying out the planned and necessary assaults - said failures having so often incurred their own destruction and endangered the British forces. But then again, they were on a ship and could still be insanely dozey, caught off guard, or simply just easily cowed by the Royal Navy’s common sailors, who could be terrifying and on several blackened their faces before boarding and shrieking like demons out of hell. So short answer - again, absolutely.
Holy shit, yeah this is one of the most insane instances. I assure you Cornwell always has notes at the end of his books, he doesn’t manufacture the major historical military facts, only tweaks here and there to put his characters in- this is certainly one of the worst episodes of Spanish incompetence I’ve ever read or heard about and I looked it up. Crazy AF!
I like how just about every character is tall ...... listen to enough of these stories and you can predict certain things..... But I do appreciate the free audio books
Voices are all wrong in my opinion apart from Hagman and Harper. Sharpe sounds so gloomy.I prefer William Gaminara’s narration. Still, listening to this is an enjoyable escape. Thank you for uploading it.
Thank you for this upload, a pleasure to hear. I have most of Cornwell's books and admire Cornwell's writting although some is rather repetitious. Cornwell has liberally 'borrowed' and adapted from The Peninsular War, 3 volumes which include many first hand accounts. As for Cornwell's naval stories, much less accurate, many, many errors of all sorts.
Sorry. These aren't very well written, are they? Mostly saved by the wonderful reading of gaminara. Ive hardly ever come across a series of tv films that were better than the books. This is the exception. Sean bean definitely gave sharpe the breath of reality, whereas these books don't
I presume you have prefaced. Your comment with 'sorry' because you realised saying Bernard Cornwell's books are not well written is utter drivel. Your comment leads me to believe your ability to read is rudimentary at best.
Sure glad the author included Sharpe here and there, very kind of him.
Could we start a petition for another 50 Sharpe books? I've read or listened to these many many times. It'd be nice to add a few more to the selection hahaha
John W I’ll sign right after you! I’m on my third round since Covid began and the escape into the Napoleonic Wars, Sharpe’s plot armour, Harper’s humour, the hilarious toffs and Cornwall’s writing has been my saviour.
I've done my research looking for something even remotely similar but haven't found anyone I'd rather go into battle with than Cornwell and Sharpe.
We gotta get this channel to post sharpes assassin the last and latest book
Cornwell has stated that there will be 0-4 more sharpe novels on the way.
Read the Starbuck Chronicles about the Civil War and the Saxon Tales about the Danish and Norse Vikings vs the Saxons and the idea of the “creation” of England. They’re just as good, brilliant and awesome.
TO UA-cam THANK YOU FOR UTTERLY RUINING THIS AUDIO WITH ALL THE ADVERTS....IT MAKES WANT STOP USING UA-cam😢😢😢😢😢
Thx for posting!
Lunge, Recover, Stance.....in the Belly lads.
The writing is something else
“… then maybe we’ll call it ‘The Ambassador and the Whore’”
'Sharpe's Bath'. A first I believe.
If you like the Bernard Cornwall/Sharpe series, have a look at W.E.B. Griffin books. Especially his Brotherhood of War series and The Corps series. Similar but based on WWII, Korea
The plan is to take Lord Victor in the rear, and hammer him 😂
Quality writing
Fuck sake Conner. Got to lower the tone. Dirty bastard lol.
BAHAHAHAAAAA -- hadn’t even noticed it and am positive it was 110% intentional. Great catch. The rendition of Pomphrey is absurd. I reckon it’s some bullshit attempt to not be “offensive”, or “bigoted”, when Cornwell wrote the character like a perfectly raging queen who is shrewd and dangerous. The fools.
@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz my
Thank you very much
Magnificent books.
Brilliant. Well read👍
When are we getting more books ? Sean bean has narrated the last 2
Does anyone have a good historical background on this war? We're the Spanish really that inept?
It seems they were. The peninsular war, as it it other refered to, was a bigger deal than we make it. Imo.
Absolutely - even WORSE, as comes out in many of his other books - and close to the same with the naval battles. Only they didn’t have as many chances to simply siesta instead of carrying out the planned and necessary assaults - said failures having so often incurred their own destruction and endangered the British forces.
But then again, they were on a ship and could still be insanely dozey, caught off guard, or simply just easily cowed by the Royal Navy’s common sailors, who could be terrifying and on several blackened their faces before boarding and shrieking like demons out of hell.
So short answer - again, absolutely.
Holy shit, yeah this is one of the most insane instances. I assure you Cornwell always has notes at the end of his books, he doesn’t manufacture the major historical military facts, only tweaks here and there to put his characters in- this is certainly one of the worst episodes of Spanish incompetence I’ve ever read or heard about and I looked it up. Crazy AF!
@@jasonjason8783 yes it was a bloody mess as was the war in Portugal I hear. Many dead.
@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz I just keep thinking this is what a couple centuries from the reign of the Spanish tercios. How far the mighty has fallen
I like how just about every character is tall ...... listen to enough of these stories and you can predict certain things.....
But I do appreciate the free audio books
Brilliant book thankyou
Brilliant
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Galliano could not skip a stone 12 times. Sorry, Bernie.
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Voices are all wrong in my opinion apart from Hagman and Harper. Sharpe sounds so gloomy.I prefer William Gaminara’s narration. Still, listening to this is an enjoyable escape. Thank you for uploading it.
Agreed. Sometimes doesn't hit the right notes I thought but still enjoyable.
But at least the Scottish accents are better than Gaminara who makes high born Scots sound like refugees from a Gorbals razor gang.
@@ianforrest not the first time you’ve used that and still inaccurate.
@@ianforrest - There are many Scottish accents. The previous narrator sounded nothing like a Glasgow slum-dweller.
I agree. Sharpes is just an impression of Sean Bean. Pumps is way, way off IMO.
Thank you for this upload, a pleasure to hear.
I have most of Cornwell's books and admire Cornwell's writting although some is rather repetitious.
Cornwell has liberally 'borrowed' and adapted from The Peninsular War, 3 volumes which include many first hand accounts.
As for Cornwell's naval stories, much less accurate, many, many errors of all sorts.
Too many commercials on part 2 - a bit too much
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The shouting by the reader is stupid...
He should talk calmly when the author is describing men giving orders in the middle of a battle 😂😂😂
“GOOD GOD INCARNATE” he said quietly
Sorry. These aren't very well written, are they? Mostly saved by the wonderful reading of gaminara. Ive hardly ever come across a series of tv films that were better than the books. This is the exception. Sean bean definitely gave sharpe the breath of reality, whereas these books don't
I presume you have prefaced. Your comment with 'sorry' because you realised saying Bernard Cornwell's books are not well written is utter drivel. Your comment leads me to believe your ability to read is rudimentary at best.
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