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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
I've just finished "Sharpe's Tiger" by Bernard Cornwell. A different series entirely. Sitting on the edge of a cliff with every word.
Just starting to read "Sharpe's Triumph". Definitely not a Griffin character. Gritty through and through.
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Originally Posted by beppe
C. S. Forester His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen. A must
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I love Sharpe and Hornblower.
I'd also recommend 'Beau Geste' by P. C. Wren - which Crutledge has uploaded
here.
Sven Hassel was another author I enjoyed reading when I was a youngster - but that was a long time ago.