A Call To Arms: (The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 4): A fast-paced military fiction adventure from the Sunday Times bestseller, the perfect gift for history buffs

by Allan Mallinson

Overview

An action-packed and stirring Matthew Hervey adventure - perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and C S Forester.

'A thoroughly satisfying and entertaining read’ THE TIMES

'Picks up a pace that mirrors a cavalry charge’ OBSERVER

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India 1819: Matthew Hervey is charged with raising a new troop, and organising transport for India - for he, his men and their horses are to set sail with immediate effect.

What Hervey and his soldiers cannot know is that in India they will face a trial for which they are woefully under prepared.

A large number of Burmese war-boats are assembled near Chittagong, and the only way to thwart their advance involves a hazardous march through the jungle.

Soon Hervey and his troop are in the midst of hot and bloody action once again...

Praise for Allan Mallinson:
‘After just half-a-dozen pages I was hooked’ *****
‘An excellent book, when you start reading you cannot put it down. Allan Mallinson at his best!!!’ *****
‘Essential reading for military buffs’ *****
‘If you enjoy historical fiction of the Napoleonic era . . . try this book, you won't be disappointed’ *****
‘Excellent historical fiction . . . Malinson is a remarkable storyteller!’ *****

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781407067650
Publisher:	Transworld Publishers Limited
Publication date:	04/27/2010
Series:	Matthew Hervey , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

A professional solder for thirty-five years, Allan Mallinson began writing while still serving.
His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons, one of which he commanded. His debut novel was the bestselling A Close Run Thing, the first in an acclaimed series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer before and after Waterloo (The Tigress of Mysore is the fourteenth in the series). His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for a number of prizes, while 1914: Fight the Good Fight won the British Army’s ‘Book of the Year’ Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the Generals, is a provocative look at leadership during the Great War, while Fight to the Finish is a comprehensive history of the First World War, month by month.
Allan Mallinson reviews for the Spectator and the TLS and also writes for The Times. He lives on Salisbury Plain.

Editorial Reviews

"A riveting tale of heroism, derring do and enormous resource in the face of overwhelming adversity ... Another prime example of the unputdownable historical novel"

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