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"'The book picks up a pace that mirrors a cavalry charge... Hervey continues to grow in stature, while Mallinson himself continues to delight.' Observer"
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Matthew Hervey races to confront Burmese rebels massing in the jungle.
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I've been a fan of this series, right from the very first book. I never thought there would be an author to equal the 'Sharpe' series. Mallinson writes with the confidence of an author, who apart from his military background has an extensive knowledge of his subject.
There were instances in the book where I was reminded of the much missed Patrick O'Brian, in particular the owl. Regimentals, often overlooked in other works are entertaining and informative.
I avidly await further books in the series. Are we to see Hervey in the Crimea, I hope he reaches field rank at the very least, and possibly command of the Sixth Light Dragoons.
Bravo, I can recommend this book to any like minded military devotee.
There were instances in the book where I was reminded of the much missed Patrick O'Brian, in particular the owl. Regimentals, often overlooked in other works are entertaining and informative.
I avidly await further books in the series. Are we to see Hervey in the Crimea, I hope he reaches field rank at the very least, and possibly command of the Sixth Light Dragoons.
Bravo, I can recommend this book to any like minded military devotee.
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This book is not action packed; it is more about the internal struggles of Hervey as he comes to terms with the loss of his wife and the leaving of his daughter with a governess and Hervey's sister Elizabeth - possibly at some cost to her hopes for a suitable marriage. We open in Rome (where coincidentally Mallinson was serving as he wrote the book) with Hervey having left his regiment and travelling with his sister. We then meet Percy Shelley, which is an amusing interlude, and catch up with Captain - now Commodore - Peto, who is perhaps a little taken with Elizabeth. There is a some brief road brigandage, but it is more or less pointless, and this little interlude closes with Hervey deciding to rejoin the sixth, which is being posted to India.
We then have Hervey's return as a Captain, and having to raise a troop - both horses and men - out of very little. We have scenes of training in India, and finally a mission, and some action at the end to close out the book. Hervey is no longer quite the naif he was, visiting a local prostitute (mostly offscreen) and questioning his religious faith: it will be interesting to see where this goes.
If all that sounds a little tame...well...I suppose it is, but soldiering is a lot more than battle. By the standards of "battle" a hell of a lot of Aubrey-Maturin is idle sailing around. What Mallinson is giving us is a fun story where much of the conflict is internal, within Hervey himself. As well as this, it is an accurate and detailed look at the life of a Regency-era cavalry Regiment. As a reader, you can feel the heat of India, the oppression of the jungle, the sweat of horse and rider. This is putting the history in historical fiction, and that's not a bad thing.
We then have Hervey's return as a Captain, and having to raise a troop - both horses and men - out of very little. We have scenes of training in India, and finally a mission, and some action at the end to close out the book. Hervey is no longer quite the naif he was, visiting a local prostitute (mostly offscreen) and questioning his religious faith: it will be interesting to see where this goes.
If all that sounds a little tame...well...I suppose it is, but soldiering is a lot more than battle. By the standards of "battle" a hell of a lot of Aubrey-Maturin is idle sailing around. What Mallinson is giving us is a fun story where much of the conflict is internal, within Hervey himself. As well as this, it is an accurate and detailed look at the life of a Regency-era cavalry Regiment. As a reader, you can feel the heat of India, the oppression of the jungle, the sweat of horse and rider. This is putting the history in historical fiction, and that's not a bad thing.
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Malinson wries with great authority on the British Army in the years following the Battle of Waterloo.He capturs the higher echelons of socail life in England too and depicts his hero Matthew 'Ervey in a most interesting way.Delivered in dood condition to the forecast time.
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Brilliant!!!
I'm a great lover of historical novels and have. over the years, followed the fictitious lives of Hornblower, Bolitho and Sharpe. Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by Aremess
A CALL TO ARMS
THE BOOK , A CALL TO ARMS,is another well written book full of new imfomation to me.
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by Mr. J. Cook
Very well written - a good 'period piece'
This is the second Hervey novel that I've read. I started with 'The Nizam's Daughters' and found it rather disappointing, with a confused and ill-explained plot. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2005 by Marcus Pailing (Bartlesnipe Returns)
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