Company Of Spears - The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 8: A gripping heart stopping

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In diesem Band (Nr. 188) wird das Modell Volvo 140/142/142 S/144/144 S/145/145 S von 1966 bis 1974 behandelt. Zusammenfassung It is 1827, and Matthew Hervey is on the look out for a new posting. He soon finds one in the Cape Colonies, where there is need of a man to re-organise the local forces, and in particular to form a new company of horse. As Hervey and his greenhorn troops are plunged into a battle, death is only a heartbeat away.

Product details

• Authors: Allan Mallinson, Mallinson Allan
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.2007
• EAN: 9780553816754
• ISBN: 978-0-553-81675-4
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Matthew Hervey; Matthew Hervey
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, Historical romance, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, European History, FICTION / Political, British Empire, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency, Narrative theme: Politics, Southern Africa, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Romance in uniform, Battles and campaigns