✍ Scribed by Bernard Cornwell
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Endlich gibt es sie auch auf Deutsch: Bernard Cornwells Erzählung Sharpes Scharmützel, in der sein Held Richard Sharpe 1812 ein spanisches Fort verteidigen muss, das von französischen Soldaten attackiert wird. Als Bonus für alle Fans der Sharpe-Serie erzählt Bernard Cornwell im 2. Teil des Buches viel Wissenswertes über die Entstehung der Sharpe-Romane und gibt dabei eine Menge Hintergrundinformationen preis. € Reihe Sharpe-Serie - Band 19.
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