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Sharpe's War: The True Story of the Peninsula Campaign

1 season

A scholarly, unhurried walk through battlefields and old maps, informative rather than gripping, best for history-minded viewers.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bernard Cornwell
Overview
English author Bernard Cornwell presents the history of the Peninsular War, the setting for his Sharpe novel series. It was fought for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bernard Cornwell
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    Themes
    • war
    • power
    • survival
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    • countryside
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    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Starring
    Bernard Cornwell
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 210 min each
    Languages
    English

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