Sharpes Havoc - Audio Book

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Details: It is the Spring of 1809 & a small British army is stationed in Lisbon when the French invasion of northern Portugal begins. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe & his squad of riflemen are sent into the beleaguered city of Oporto to rescue a British mother & daughter who have chosen to stay rather than flee southwards. What seems like a straightforward mission becomes tangled in betrayal when Kate Savage disappears. Sharpe, Sergeant Patrick Harper & a score of riflemen, become cut off in the city. They try to fight their way back to the British lines, but their orders are overridden by a mysterious English Officer. While the French are consolidating their hold on the north, Sir Arthur Wellesley arrives in the south & immediately mounts his own counter-attack. Sharpe now seizes the chance to rescue Kate Savage & pursue the man who thought to sacrifice Sharpe & his riflemen for his own ambition... Read by Paul Mc Gann. Ideal for: Fans of the Sharpe Series. Running time approximately: 3 hours 45 minutes. 3 CD's abridged.