"It was terrifying to write." Bernard talks about the first book he ever wrote, Sharpe's Eagle, and the reason he left his job to become an author. | Bernard Cornwell

4.1K views · 276 reactions | 'I was somewhat nervous about taking Sharpe to Waterloo' Bernard Cornwell looks back on Sharpe's Waterloo, and talks to us about the extraordinary story of the battle, the controversy surround this victory and the British muskets that saw off Napoleon. | Bernard Cornwell | Facebook

Bernard Cornwell explains why he was quite mischievous in writing Sharpe's Trafalgar and shows us the cannon at the bottom of his garden. | Bernard Cornwell