- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd (30 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0727822934
- ISBN-13: 978-0727822932
- Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,464,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Now James Ogilvie and his sepoy company must return through the Khyber carrying Jara Mahommed's terms to HQ in Peshawar: a perilous mission when a regiment's survival depends on his success, but even more so when he is responsible for the safe conduct of the British resident and his family.
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One of the better Ogilvie novels...
10 Jun 2009
Format:Hardcover
Duncan MacNeil was a pseudonym for Philip McCutchan, used only as far as I can tell for his series of "Ogilvie" novels set for the most part on the Northwest Frontier of British India in the 1890s. Later the entire series was reprinted by Severn House under McCutchan's own name with different titles. The 14 novels are:
"Duncan MacNeil" (Philip McCutchan)
Drums Along the Khyber (The First Command)
Lieutenant of the Line (Soldier of the Queen)
Sadhu on the Mountain Peak (Captain at Arms)
The Gates of Kunarja (Honour and Empire)
The Red Daniel (Ogilvie at War)
Subaltern's Choice (Ogilvie Under Fire)
By Command of the Viceroy (Ogilvie's Royal Command)
The Mullah from Kashmir (Ogilvie and the Mullah)
Wolf in the Fold (Ogilvie and the Traitor)
Charge of Cowardice (Ogilvie's Act of Cowardice)
The Restless Frontier (Ogilvie and the Memsahib)
Cunningham's Revenge (Ogilvie's Dangerous Mission)
The Train at Bundarbar (Ogilvie and the Gold of the Raj)
A Matter for the Regiment (Ogilvie and the Uprising)
These can be read in any order. Events in one book don't really carry over to the next.
This one kept me up past my bedtime. This book has a lot of different threads - military action, political intrigue, man against nature, loyalty, honor, duty, class obligation - the works. All were handled fairly effectively here.
In this book Ogilvie spends much of his time with a native regiment so we get an interesting look at the Indian Army compared to the British Army. Also unique to this particular Ogilvie novel is the portrayal of General "Bloody" Francis Fettlesworth. Other novels in the series portray him in an unflattering light, using him mainly as a form of comic relief. Here his more politically skilled, cunning side is highlighted giving the reader some idea of how he managed to become a general in the first place.
As always, author McCutchan portrays all sides (British, Indian, Afghan) evenhandedly, not making judgments, just portraying things for their respective viewpoints.
Towards the end of the series, McCutchan fell into something of a rut. Here, in the 4th book of the series, he is still fairly inventive making this one of the best of the series.
"Duncan MacNeil" (Philip McCutchan)
Drums Along the Khyber (The First Command)
Lieutenant of the Line (Soldier of the Queen)
Sadhu on the Mountain Peak (Captain at Arms)
The Gates of Kunarja (Honour and Empire)
The Red Daniel (Ogilvie at War)
Subaltern's Choice (Ogilvie Under Fire)
By Command of the Viceroy (Ogilvie's Royal Command)
The Mullah from Kashmir (Ogilvie and the Mullah)
Wolf in the Fold (Ogilvie and the Traitor)
Charge of Cowardice (Ogilvie's Act of Cowardice)
The Restless Frontier (Ogilvie and the Memsahib)
Cunningham's Revenge (Ogilvie's Dangerous Mission)
The Train at Bundarbar (Ogilvie and the Gold of the Raj)
A Matter for the Regiment (Ogilvie and the Uprising)
These can be read in any order. Events in one book don't really carry over to the next.
This one kept me up past my bedtime. This book has a lot of different threads - military action, political intrigue, man against nature, loyalty, honor, duty, class obligation - the works. All were handled fairly effectively here.
In this book Ogilvie spends much of his time with a native regiment so we get an interesting look at the Indian Army compared to the British Army. Also unique to this particular Ogilvie novel is the portrayal of General "Bloody" Francis Fettlesworth. Other novels in the series portray him in an unflattering light, using him mainly as a form of comic relief. Here his more politically skilled, cunning side is highlighted giving the reader some idea of how he managed to become a general in the first place.
As always, author McCutchan portrays all sides (British, Indian, Afghan) evenhandedly, not making judgments, just portraying things for their respective viewpoints.
Towards the end of the series, McCutchan fell into something of a rut. Here, in the 4th book of the series, he is still fairly inventive making this one of the best of the series.
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