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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 Allan Mallinson was a soldier for thirty-five years! serving first with the infantry and then the cavalry. He began writing while still serving. His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons! one of whose descendant regiments he commanded. It was followed by A Close Run Thing! the first novel in the acclaimed and bestselling series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer! Matthew Hervey! before and after Waterloo. His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for several prizes! while his centenary history! 1914: Fight the Good Fight ¿ Britain! the Army and the Coming of the First World War 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. Allan Mallinson also writes for The Times ! is history editor for Unherd.com and reviews for the TLS and the Spectator. He lives on Salisbury Plain. Zusammenfassung 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 ill prepared. A large number of Burmese war-boats are assembled near Chittagong....
