I love the books, although it was the films that I first discovered. The films are still great stories, but I think there are too many discrepancies compared to the books.
Sean Bean is excellent as Richard Sharpe, but some of the other characters don't match the description in the books.
Teresa did not even appear in this book and she was not the leader of Spanish resistance when Sharpe first met her. She was 11 years younger than him, not 2 years older as between the actors.
The Spanish Major was the same age as Sharpe, not his Father's age. They have mixed at least two of the books together here, which is a shame as each book is great and has a story to tell.
Otherwise it is a fun and entertaining war/adventure story.