Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Sept. 2–8

This week, we feature a memoir from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and a compelling biography of an unlikely hero of the American Revolution.

Fiction

The Sharpe Legend Begins

‘Sharpe’s Eagle: Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809’ By Bernard Cornwell

This is the first in the Sharpe’s Series by Bernard Cornwell. The novel follows the adventures of Richard Sharpe of the South Essex Regiment during the Talavera Campaign in 1809, as he attempts to restore his regiment’s honor by securing a French Imperial Eagle.