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Rumours of War
Allan Mallinson
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Description for Rumours of War
Paperback. Matthew Hervey joins a party of officers sent to lend support to Portugese regent. But Peninsula is a place redolent with memories. The French had forced British army into retreat until, under leadership of Sir John Moore, they made a defiant stand at Corunna. As he prepares for battle, Hervey finds himself confronting ghosts from his past. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
Portugal 1826
Newly returned from India, Matthew Hervey joins a party of officers sent to lend support to the Portugese regent. But the Peninsula is a place redolent with memories. For it was here as a seventeen-year-old cornet that Hervey had his first taste of military action. The French had forced the British army into ignominious retreat until, under the leadership of Sir John Moore, they made a defiant stand at Corunna.
As he prepares for battle once more, Hervey finds himself confronting ghosts from his past ...
'Captain Matthew Hervey is as splendid a hero as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553813524
SKU
V9780553813524
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Ref
99-75
About Allan Mallinson
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Rumours of War
I enjoyed the adventure enormously...Mallinson's descriptions of what it's like to be on campaign are as compelling, vivid and plausible as in any war novel I've ever read
Daily Telegraph
With this intelligent but pacy book, Brigadier Mallinson stays well on course to be regarded as the landlubbers' Patrick O'Brian'
Sunday Telegraph
Mallinson's shrewd handling of ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
With this intelligent but pacy book, Brigadier Mallinson stays well on course to be regarded as the landlubbers' Patrick O'Brian'
Sunday Telegraph
Mallinson's shrewd handling of ... Read more