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submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/historymemes
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the books it's kinda a mix of dumb luck and Sharpe being the equivalent of a British Terminator, who does nothing but kill and sling dick across Europe and India.

If I remember correctly, among other normally mortal wounds he gets shot in the dome twice throughout the series and lives.

The story kinda jumps the shark a bit here and there, but the descriptions about the military history like logistics and tactics are pretty great in all the books.

[โ€“] Mokopa 2 points 5 months ago

Ah, sure bullets were slower back then...