Rumours of War

Rumours of War

by Allan Mallinson (Author)

Synopsis

1826- Napoleon Bonaparte is dead, the Congress of Vienna's work is done, and there is peace in Europe. However, in Portugal there is the scent of civil war in the air following the death of King John VI. Newly returned from India, Matthew Hervey joins a party of officers sent to make an assessment and lend support to the Portuguese queen. His place on the expedition is secured with the help and influence of his new friend, Lady Katherine Greville. ut the Peninsula is a place redolent with memories. For it was here as a seventeen-year-old cornet that Hervey had his first taste of military action. The French had forced the British army into a gruelling and ignominious retreat until, under the leadership of Sir John Moore, they made a defiant stand at Corunna. In the epic battle that followed, Hervey and the Sixth Light Dragoons played their part in one of the Napoleonic War's most famous military scenes. As the wave of the French onslaught broke against the solid rock of British resolve, the tide of war was turned once and for all in England's favour. ow, with the Spanish threatening the fortress at Elvas, and as Hervey makes ready for battle once again, the sights and sounds of t

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 405
Edition: 1st Paperback Printing
Publisher: Bantam Press
Published: 01 Jan 2004

ISBN 10: 0593053257
ISBN 13: 9780593053256
Book Overview: Matthew Hervey is pursued by the French across the Spanish Peninsula.

Author Bio
Allan Mallinson was a serving cavalry officer. He is also the author of Light Dragoons, a history of four regiments of British Cavalry, one of which he commanded, and a regular reviewer for The Times, the Spectator and the Literary Review. His previous novels all feature Matthew Hervey and are available in Bantam Paperback. The Sabre's Edge, Rumours of War and An Act of Courage were Sunday Times Bestsellers.