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Redcoat (1987)

di Bernard Cornwell

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It is autumn 1777, and the cradle of liberty, Philadelphia, has fallen to the British. Yet the true battle has only just begun. On both sides, loyalties are tested and families torn asunder. The young Redcoat Sam Gilpin has seen his brother die. Now he must choose between duty to a distant king and the call of his own conscience. And for the men and women of the prosperous Becket family, the Revolution brings bitter conflict between those loyal to the crown and those with dreams of liberty. Soon, across the fields of ice and blood in a place called Valley Forge, history will be rewritten, changing the lives and fortunes of these men and women forever.… (altro)

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Although this was written before the Sharpe series began, a lot of the themes and characters that would show up there made an appearance here first. The enlisted man plucked from the ranks to become an officer, the horrid sergeant at odds with the hero. Heroes and villains on both sides of the conflict, and of course the fantastic detailed battle scenes that Cornwell excels at.

If you're a fan, this is certainly worth a read, and if you're new to Cornwell's works, you could do worse than start here. (

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Sammystarbuck | Nov 20, 2018 |

A not entirely successful novel about the 1778 occupation of Philadelphia during the Revolutionary war. Cornwell usually excels at balancing a human story with the background of an interesting battle or event. In this case, there are a series of interlocked love triangles which are fairly banal but actually the only interesting part of the story. The occupation of the Philadelphia is not very interesting - I'm not sure that I would have picked that as my only novel on the revolution. Still fairly enjoyable. (

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stuart10er | Sep 27, 2013 |

It is obvious from many of his books that Cornwell has a lot of admiration for the United States, their history and institutions and most of all the people, and I sympathise with most of his opinions. But I consider his American tales the least successful of his books, usually because he is trying too hard to make his point. (

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MissWatson | Apr 18, 2013 |

It was good. Please don't hide me. (

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Texas_Reaver | Mar 30, 2013 |

I liked this book more than some of Cornwell's Sharpe series. The characters were well developed and interesting. I especially liked the change in Captain Vane as the story progressed. (

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It is autumn 1777, and the cradle of liberty, Philadelphia, has fallen to the British. Yet the true battle has only just begun. On both sides, loyalties are tested and families torn asunder. The young Redcoat Sam Gilpin has seen his brother die. Now he must choose between duty to a distant king and the call of his own conscience. And for the men and women of the prosperous Becket family, the Revolution brings bitter conflict between those loyal to the crown and those with dreams of liberty. Soon, across the fields of ice and blood in a place called Valley Forge, history will be rewritten, changing the lives and fortunes of these men and women forever.

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