On His Majesty's Service: (The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 11): A tense, fast-paced unputdownable military...

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Allan Mallinson

On His Majesty's Service

(The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 11): A tense, fast-paced unputdownable military page-turner...

Allan Mallinson

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Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
15 December 2012

Fiction & Literature; Historical adventure

Series: Matthew Hervey

In the Eastern Balkans, Matthew Hervey faces bloody war with the Turks in the eleventh novel in Allan Mallinson's acclaimed and bestselling series.

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, another captivating Matthew Hervey adventure from the pen of THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson.

""Allan Mallinson...has done for the British Army what C. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian did for the Royal Navy, and his novels are every bit as addictive...

Splendid, irresistible stuff"" -- ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR ""A fascinating, lively romp"" - THE TIMES ""With each successive novel, Mallinson grows in stature as an author; one looks forward eagerly to the next instalment of Hervey's life."" -- LONDON EVENING STANDARD ""Another great book from a brilliant author"" --
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January 1829- George IV is on the throne, Wellington is England's prime-minister, and the population has been enjoying long-term peace.

But this happy state of affairs means cuts in the army, and Hervey is told that his regiment, the Sixth, are to be reduced to a single squadron.

With his long-term plans in disarray, he undertakes instead a six-month assignment as an observer with the Russian army. Soon Hervey, his friend Edward Fairbrother and his faithful groom, Private Johnson, are sailing north to St Petersburg, and from there to the Eastern Balkans, and the ferocious war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.

Hervey is meant to be an impartial spectator, but soon the circumstances - and his own nature - propel him into a more active role. In the climactic Battle of Kulewtscha, Hervey and Fairbrother find themselves in the thick of the action.

For Matthew Hervey, the stakes have never been higher - or more personal.

By: Allan Mallinson
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 11
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9780553818642
ISBN 10: 0553818643
Series: Matthew Hervey
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 15 December 2012
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Allan Mallinson is a former infantry and cavalry officer of thirty-five years' service worldwide. As well as the Matthew Hervey series of novels, he is the author of Light Dragoons, a history of four regiments of British Cavalry, one of which he commanded, and The Making of the British Army, a history of the Army's origins from the battle of Edgehill to the current conflict in Afghanistan. He also writes on defence matters for The Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Mail Online, and is a regular reviewer for The Times, Spectator and Literary Review.

Reviews for On His Majesty's Service: (The Matthew Hervey Adventures: 11): A tense, fast-paced unputdownable military page-turner from bestselling author Allan Mallinson

What is left to be said about Allan Mallinson? Only this perhaps: he has done for the British army what C.S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian did for the royal navy, and his novels are every bit as addictive as theirs... On His Majesty's Service is the tenth of his Matthew Hervey novels... Splendid, irresistible stuff, and not for addicts only -- Allan Massie * SPECTATOR * A fascinating lively romp * THE TIMES *