Fire and Sword

A Historical Fiction Novel by Simon Scarrow

Book 3 of the The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet Series

Subgenres:

Napoleonic Wars,
Military Historical Fiction,
Spain

Published 2009

Length 676 pages

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Dueling perspectives of Napoleon and Wellington shaping European history
Epic military campaigns with shifting fortunes across Spain and Portugal

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FIRE AND SWORD is the third novel in Simon Scarrow's Wellington and Napoleon Quartet.

1804. Napoleon Bonaparte is Emperor of France, his ultimate aim: to rule Europe. After defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar, he wins a glorious victory against Austria at Austerlitz. He then deposes the Spanish king and places his own brother on the throne. But he is yet to triumph over his most hated enemy: Great Britain.

Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington) throws himself into the British campaign in Europe. After glory in Portugal, he commands the army in a series of triumphant battles across Spain. For those living reluctantly under French rule, his victories suggest that Napoleon's progress is not inexorable: freedom can be restored...

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