Allan Mallinson

January 1829: George IV is on the throne, Wellington is England's prime-minister, and snow is falling thickly on the London streets as Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey is summoned to the Horse Guards in the expectation of command of his regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons. But the benefits of long-term peace at home mean cuts in the army, and Hervey is told that 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, an undertaking at the personal request of the commander-in-chief, Lord Hill. Soon Hervey, his friend Edward Fairbrother and his faithful groom, Private Johnson, are sailing north to St Petersburg, and from there on to the Eastern Balkans, seat of the ferocious war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Hervey is meant to be an impartial spectator in the campaign, but soon the circumstances - and his own nature - propel him into a more active role. In the climactic Battle of Kulewtscha, in which more troops were engaged than in any battle since Waterloo, Hervey and Fairbrother find themselves in the thick of the action. For Hervey, the stakes have never been higher - or more personal.

Tras su poco productivo éxito en la batalla de Waterloo, el capitán Matthew Hervey se dispone a regresar a Londres para contraer matrimonio con Lady Henrietta Lindsey e iniciar una plácida vida familiar. Sin embargo, Wellington tiene otros planes para el. Nombrado ayudante de campo del duque, recibe ordenes de embarcar con destino a la India con una mision politica secreta para la que no se siente preparado y acerca de la que, por si fuera poco, no conocera los detalles que le seran imprescindibles para llevar la buen puerto la mision.Las relaciones de Londres con la joya de la Corona, la India, se encuentran en 1816 en una delicada situacion y el gobierno britanico ve peligrar su futuro si no logra mantener sus acuerdos con el principe Hyderabad. Unos acuerdos en los que desempeñan un papel esencial las "hijas del nizam", nombre con el que se conocen los cañones de gran calibre del principe.Allan Mallinson, oficial de caballeria, se alisto en el Ejercito Britanico en 1969. Sirvio en Malasia, Chipre, Irlanda del Norte y Alemania y estuvo al frente del Cuerpo Real de Husares, en Chipre y Noruega, antes de ocupar cargos en el Ministerio de Defensa y ser nombrado agregado militar en la embajada britanica en Roma. Con Oficial de caballeria (Edhasa, 2008) empezo una esplendida serie situada en las guerras n...

Oficial de caballería nos presenta a un héroe inolvidable, Matthew Hervey, un joven subteniente del Sexto de Dragones que combate durante la última etapa de guerras napoleónicas. Hervey, que pese a carecer de bienes e influencias es un caballero, debe afrontar problemas militares y sentimentales que marcaran su destino e incluso influiran en el resultado de la batalla de Waterloo.

Tras el éxito de Los cañones de Nizam y Oficial de Caballería, esta es la tercera entrega de las aventuras del capitán de caballería Matthew Hervey. La tragedia se cierne sobre la vida del protagonista, que ha sido enviado a Canadá a las órdenes de un supuesto grupo.

Un joven teniente de Dragones británico combate gallardamente en las guerras napoleónicas y se enfrenta a una serie de terribles peripecias... Con esta novela se inicia un ciclo narrativo protagonizado por el teniente Matthew Hervey que hara las delicias de los amantes del genero

Segunda entrega de la aventura del oficial Matthew Hervey inauguradas con Oficial de caballería. Después de su valerosa actuación en la batalla de Waterloo, Hervey vuelve a Inglaterra para casarse con su querida Henrietta. Pero dias antes de la boda recibe ordenes de embarcarse para la India con una mision secreta de suma importancia: destruir unos documentos que posee el Nizam de Hyderbad cuya existencia compromete los acuerdos del Raja con el gobierno britanico, y hacerlos desaparecer.

Matthew Hervey is as splendid a hero as ever sprang from an authors penThe TimesFollowing the 6th Light Dragoons successful campaign in the state of Coorg and the deposition of its deranged Rajah, Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey is looking forward to a few months respite for his regiment, for himself and his family. Indeed, with his reputation restored, hes rarely felt so content. Alas, such tranquillity is not to last. Indias governor-general believes Hervey is just the man to lead a force against the Thuggee and Dacoity gangs whose increasingly vicious attacks threaten not only the stability of a number of friendly princely states but also, of course, the East India Companys interests in the sub-continent. And so Hervey reluctantly leads the Sixth into the field once more. Its a mission that will prove infinitely more complex, brutal and bloody than anyone predicted. For Hervey has taken the first steps on the path towards the conflagration history calls the Indian Mutiny . . .Mallinsons series of early 19th-century military adventures are even better than Patrick OBrians naval equivalent . . . Faithful period detail. Rattling pace. Loveable charactersA. N. WilsonThrilling . . . richly engaging, old-fashioned storytellingDaily Mail

No part of the Great War compares in interest with its opening, wrote Churchill. The measured, silent drawing together of gigantic forces, the uncertainty of their movements and positions, the number of unknown and unknowable facts made the first collision a drama never surpassedin fact the War was decided in the first twenty days of fighting, and all that happened afterwards consisted in battles which, however formidable and devastating, were but desperate and vain appeals against the decision of fate.On of Britains foremost military historians and defence experts tackles the origins - and the opening first few weeks of fighting - of what would become known as the war to end all wars. Intensely researched and convincingly argued, Allan Mallinson explores and explains the grand strategic shift that occurred in the century before the war, the British Armys regeneration after its drubbings in its fight against the Boer in South Africa, its almost calamitous experience of the first twenty days fighting in Flanders to the point at which the British Expeditionary Force - the Old Contemptibles - took up the spade in the middle of September 1914: for it was then that the war changed from one of rapid and brutal movement into the more familiar vision of trench warfare on Western Front. In this vivid, compelling new history, Malliinson brings his experience as a professional soldier to bear on the circumstances, events, actions and individuals and speculates tantalizingly on what might have been...

One of our most distinguished military historians tells the story of six defining battles . . .Every battle is different. Each takes place in a different context - the war, the campaign, the weapons. However, battles across the centuries, whether fought with sticks and stones or advanced technology, have much in common. Fighting is, after all, an intensely human affair; human nature doesnt change. So why were battles fought as they were? What gave them their shape? Why did they go as they did: victory for one side, defeat for the other? In exploring six significant feats of arms - the war and campaign in which they each occurred, and the factors that determined their precise form and course - The Shape of Battle answers these fundamental questions about the waging of war.Hastings (1066) - everyone knows the date, but not, perhaps, the remarkable strategic background.Towton (1461) - the bloodiest battle to be fought on English soil. Waterloo (1815) - more written about in English than any other but rarely in its true context as the culminating battle in the longest war in modern times.D-Day (1944) - a battle within a larger operation (Overlord), and the longest-planned and most complex offensive battle in history. Imjin River (1951) - this little known battle of the Korean War was the British Armys last large-scale defensive battle. Operation Panthers Claw (2009) - a battle that has yet to receive the official distinction of being one: an offensive conducted over six weeks with all the trappings of 21st-century warfare yet whose shape and face at times resembled the Middle Ages.The Shape of Battle is not a polemic, it doesnt try to argue a case. It lets the narratives - the battles - speak for themselves.

Mallinson . . . combines the authority of a soldier-turned-military historian with the imaginative touch of the historical novelist. Lawrence James, THE TIMESWe remember months, because months have names, because they are linked to the seasons, and because they have their own character. Looking at the First World War month by month reveals its complexity while preserving a sense of time. From the opening shots to the signing of the armistice, the First World War lasted almost 52 months. It was fought on land, sea and in the air. It became industrial, and unrestricted: poison gas, aerial bombing of cities, and the sinking without warning of merchantmen and passenger ships by submarines. Casualties, military and civilian, probably exceeded 40 million. Four empires collapsed during the course of the war the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman. The First World War is almost impossible to comprehend. Day-by-day narratives can be dizzying for the reader wanting to make sense of the conflict as a whole. Freer-flowing accounts, while helping to understand the broader trends and factors, can give less of a sense of the human dimension of time. The month is a more digestible gauge.Based on the Allan Mallinsons monthly commentaries in The Times throughout the centenary, Fight to the Finish is a new and original portrait of The War to End War.

An action-packed and stirring Matthew Hervey adventure - perfect for fans of Patrick OBrian, Bernard Cornwell and C S Forester.A thoroughly satisfying and entertaining read THE TIMESPicks up a pace that mirrors a cavalrychargeOBSERVER**********************************************************************India 1819: 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 woefully under prepared.A large number of Burmese war-boats are assembled near Chittagong, and the only way to thwart their advance involves a hazardous march through the jungle.Soon Hervey and his troop are in the midst of hot and bloody action once again...Praise for Allan Mallinson:After just half-a-dozen pages I was hooked *****An excellent book, when you start reading you cannot put it down. Allan Mallinson at his best!!! *****Essential reading for military buffs *****If you enjoy historical fiction of the Napoleonic era . . . try this book, you wont be disappointed *****Excellent historical fiction . . . Malinson is a remarkable storyteller! *****

From THE Sunday Times bestselling author Allan Mallinson, a riveting read with the perfect combination of hero, history and adventure - perfect for fans of Patrick OBrian and Bernard Cornwell.A very astounding and enjoyable military read -- ***** Reader reviewExcellent - full of excitement, adventure and history -- ***** Reader reviewOutstanding -- ***** Reader reviewMagnificent! -- ***** Reader reviewAllan Mallinson is a truly gifted storyteller..."- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************************1831: riots and rebellions are widespread . . .In England, the new government is facing protests against the attempts of the Tory-dominated House of Lords to thwart the passing of the Reform Bill. In India, relations are strained between the presidency of Madras and some of the neighbouring princely states.Having taken command of the action in Bristol to restore order after one of the bloodiest and most destructive riots in the nations history, Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey is out of favour with the new government. But then his old friend, Sir Eyre Somervile, offers him a lifeline...Somervile has persuaded the Court of Directors of the East India Company to approve an increase in the Madras military establishment. Hervey and the 6th Light Dragoons are sent to the princely state of Coorg. The Rajah is in revolt against the East India Companys terms and Herveys regiment is called upon to crush the rebellion.With the stakes raised by an unexpected visitation from his past, for Hervey the question is whether he and his men will get out of this brutal war unscathed?