In previous installments, British cavalry officer Mallinson
(Honorable Company, 2000, etc.) offered us the beginnings of
Captain Matthew Hervey's army career-which was born amid the stress
of the Napoleonic Wars and grew up with the colonial campaigns in
Ireland and India. Hervey is no Flashman: A minister's son, he is
goodhearted, honest, and loyal-and, despite his romantic
weaknesses, he is no rake, either. Here, we follow him home to
England, in 1817, when the economic turmoil wrought by years of
warfare has ravaged the nation and reduced much of the populace to
beggary. Since a great many of these unfortunates are ex-soldiers
nursing their grudges against the king who used and later discarded
them, the problem soon presents a sharp political edge. Hervey's
regiment is called upon to keep the peace, yet another in a series
of unpleasant and morally dubious tasks that our hero has been
called upon to render to king and country. He hopes to escape far
enough into private life to marry his beloved Lady Henrietta
Lindsay, but he finds an insuperable obstacle to his domestic
happiness in his commanding officer, Lord Towcester. An incompetent
and corrupt soldier, Towcester makes use of his social connections
to keep Hervey from exposing him-as the price of his marriage. Is
there to be no rest for the warrior? Battle fans may find this
episode of the captain's adventures a bit too concerned with the
inner workings of military careerism, but Mallinson has cooked up a
hearty historical stew all the same. (Kirkus Reviews)
Another riveting Matthew Hervey adventure from the Sunday Times
bestselling author Allan Mallinson, combining hero, history and
drama to perfection. If you like Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell
and CS Forester, this will not disappoint! "Assured and capable...a
fine read" - The Times "Matthew Hervey has now joined Bernard
Cornwell's Sharpe and Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey" - Birmingham
Post "Delighted, as simple as that." - ***** Reader review
"Absolutely excellent - cannot recommend this series of books
enough to anyone who likes historical fiction." - ***** Reader
review
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Canada 1817: Captain Matthew Hervey is suffering the effects of
unrest within his beloved regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons. Their
new commanding officer - wealthy, arrogant and cruel - has taken an
immediate dislike to him. Somehow, Hervey must earn promotion while
retaining his integrity and the loyalty of his men. Then the
regiment is sent to Canada where, in the aftermath of war with the
United States, Hervey faces danger on two fronts. Murderous native
tribes are on the move. While, closer to home, he and his
commanding officer have embarked on a collision course - the
consequences of which will be devastating... Have you read A Close
Run Thing and The Nizam's Daughters - the first two Matthew Hervey
adventures? A Regimental Affair is the third book in Allan
Mallinson's Matthew Hervey series. His adventures continue in A
Call to Arms.
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