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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the...
4) St. Ives
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During the Napoleonic wars in France, the Captain Jacques St. Ives, a French nobleman, is captured by the British and held prisoner in Scotland. There he falls in love with a local woman, befriends a British Major and discovers his long-lost Grandfather living just down the road. He escapes to reclaim his estate but his brother has other ideas.
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A modern take on one of the most famous stories of all time, the latest adaptation of Tolstoy's classic tale is gorgeous and gripping. In 1805 when we first meet Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, they are all part of St. Petersburg's glittering elite, but are fired up with youthful ambition to find meaning in their lives. As everything they thought they knew is questioned, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian society is about...
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Cowardly scholar Boris Grushenko has the hots for the beautiful Sonja, but cold feet for the Napoleonic Wars. Devastated by news of Sonja's plans to wed a foul-smelling herring merchant, Boris enlists in the army, only to return a penniless hero. Finally agreeing to marry him, Sonja settles down with poor Boris, to a rich life of philosophy, celibacy and meals of snow. But when the French troops invade Russia and Sonja hatches a zany scheme to assassinate...
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Loyalty: "Horatio [is] marooned in peacetime Portsmouth, living off his superb card playing skills. But with the winds of war stirring, Hornblower is given command of the sloop Hotspur"--Container.
Duty: "Horatio jumps into wedded bliss and then returns to his command to face a French fleet that is preparing for invasion -- aided by an old nemesis"--Container.
10) Sharpe's rifles
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Maverick British officer, Richard Sharpe has risen through the ranks of Wellington's army by his courageous and daring exploits. He and his Chosen Men operate behind French lines, risking their lives to undermine Napoleon's forces.
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When the incompetent Sir Henry Simmerson (Cochrane) loses most of his men and his regimental flag during battle, Sharpe (Bean), spurred by the memory of a friend who was recently killed sets out for revenge. He is determined to capture the French mascot, a carved golden eagle which is carried into combat. Sharpe is also looking to settle a personal score with two arrogant officers who have angered him at their mistreatment of the elegant widow Josefina...
12) War and peace
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A painstakingly detailed adaptation of the Tolstoy novel which follows the interconnected lives of a group of Russian aristocrats from 1805 to 1812, including Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
13) Sharpe's siege
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The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.
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It is 1944 and thirteen year-old Tolly Oldknow is sent to spend Christmas with his grandmother, whilst his mother searches for news of his father in wartime London. In the old house, he becomes a witness to events during the Napoleonic wars and finds himself slowly drawn into participating in the drama. Invisible to most people in the past, he begins to unravel the mystery which has bewildered his family for two centuries. The solution to the puzzle...
18) Sharpe's sword
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Sharpe (Bean) is sent to protect El Mirador, Wellington's best spy, and finds himself a target of Colonel Leroux (Fierry), a ferocious French swordsman who has been commanded to capture El Mirador. When Sharpe is wounded in battle, a mute French convent girl (Mortimer) comes to his aid.
19) War and peace
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Follows the aristocratic Bolkonsky and Rostov families as Napoleon's armies sweep through Europe, culminating in the 1812 French invasion of Russia.
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