{"product_id":"9781462828364","title":"THE LEOPARD WAKES","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Napoleonic Literary Hero -  Just in time for the Bi-Centennial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year 2003 marks the 200th anniversary of the lead-up to the Peninsular War between Britain and Napoleonic France - the perfect time to catch up on a little historical fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Cornwell recently published the last of his successful \"Sharpe\" novels, but readers can continue their Napoleonic adventures with a new hero, artilleryman Jonathan West, in two books from Derek Cheney, \"The Leopard Wakes\" and the sequel \"Vittoria\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Cheney combines imaginative sympathy with the historian's cool objectivity and rare knowledge of arms, men and military strategy. His vivid portrayal of nineteenth century England - its farming, fashionable society and colourful London \"Season\" - is as rich in fascinating period detail as his evocation of campaign life.  The Leopard Wakes, a story of romance, rivalry and adventure - but also of self-discovery through suffering - captures the spirit of the age and adds blood and meat to the dry bones of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141091016944,"sku":"9781462828364","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462828364_p0.jpg?v=1763678461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462828364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}