Imprint: Bantam
Published: 01/03/2000
ISBN: 9780553507133
Length: 528 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 33mm x 127mm
Weight: 357g
RRP: £9.99
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 O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell.
"Convincingly drawn, perfectly paced and expertly written...A Joy to read" - Antony Beevor.
"I can't wait to read the next in the series..." - ***** Reader review.
"A captivating read..."- ***** Reader review.
"Allan Mallinson is a truly gifted storyteller..."- ***** Reader review.
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Waterloo 1815. The war against Napoleon Bonaparte is raging to its bloody end at Waterloo.
A young officer - Cornet Matthew Hervey - going about his duty suddenly finds himself at the crux of events.
The decisions he has to make - both military and romantic - will change the course of his life, and possible have far reaching political consequences...
A Close Run Thing is the first book in Allan Mallinson's Matthew Hervey series. His adventures continue in The Nizam's Daughters.
Imprint: Bantam
Published: 01/03/2000
ISBN: 9780553507133
Length: 528 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 33mm x 127mm
Weight: 357g
RRP: £9.99
'Now at last a highly literate, deeply read cavalry officer of high rank shows one the nature of horse-borne warfare in those times: and Colonel Mallinson's A Close Run Thing is very much to be welcomed.'
'As astonishingly impressive debut...Convincingly drawn, perfectly paced and expertly written...A joy to read'
'The scope of A Close Run Thing is quite breathtaking...A sustained piece of bravura writing'
'The account of the Battle of Waterloo is an imaginative feat of high order, owing as much as to thorough scholarship as it does to compassion and sensibility. Brilliantly conveyed.'
'Allan Mallinson's grasp of the technical side of his subject is effortless and impressive...The portrayal of the men of all ranks is excellent.