Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe's Company: The Siege of Badajoz

Pros: WELL WRITTEN, GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND VERY ACCURATE

Cons: NONE

The Bottom Line: YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU ARE THERE ON THE BULLET SWEPT WALLS OF BADAJOZ.

Review: Spain, January 1812. Ciudad Rodrigo The massive fortress town on the Spanish Portuguese border has fallen. British, and Portuguese troops stream through the darkened streets in a mad frenzy of drunken looting pillaging and rape. To the victors go the...