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Words of Command - (The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 12): immerse yourself in this brilliantly crafted military masterpiece (Paperback)
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Words of Command - (The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 12): immerse yourself in this brilliantly crafted military masterpiece (Paperback)
Series: Matthew Hervey
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Once again, THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson
captivates readers with an eminently readable piece of historical
fiction. If you're a fan of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and
CS Forester, you'll love this. 'The Matthew Hervey books have a way
of getting under your skin...reveals a man who is very much of his
time -and one to have beside you when riding into action.' - DAILY
MAIL 'One for the fans, who will not be disappointed by Mallinson's
winning combination of scrupulous research and derring-do...with
the French in front and the Russians behind, Hervey's your man.' -
THE TIMES 'Leaves the reader slavering for the next instalment.' --
***** Reader review 'This is historical fiction at its very best.'
-- ***** Reader review 'Such a pleasure to read a well written,
well edited, well researched, readable piece of historical
fiction.' -- ***** Reader review
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January 1830, and one of the hardest winters in memory... The prime
minister, the Iron Duke, is resisting growing calls for
parliamentary reform, provoking scenes of violent unrest in the
countryside. Against this inflammable backdrop Lieutenant-Colonel
Matthew Hervey, recently returned from an assignment in the
Balkans, takes command of his regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons. His
fears that things might be a little dull are quickly dispelled by
the everyday business of vexatious officers, NCOs promotions and
incendiarists on the doorstep of the King himself. But it's when
the Sixth are sent to Brussels for the fifteenth anniversary
celebrations of the battle of Waterloo and find themselves caught
up in the Belgian uprising against Dutch rule that the excitement
really starts. Will Hervey be able to keep out of the fighting - a
war that would lead, nearly a century later, to Britain's
involvement in an altogether different war - while safeguarding his
country's interests? Not likely!
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Imprint: |
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Matthew Hervey |
Release date: |
February 2016 |
Authors: |
Allan Mallinson
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Dimensions: |
198 x 127 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85750-252-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
0-85750-252-2 |
Barcode: |
9780857502520 |
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