A Close Run Thing: A Novel of Wellington's Army of 1815 (Matthew Hervey) - Softcover

Mallinson, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553380435 ISBN 13: 9780553380439

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2000

Synopsis

A Close Run Thing As war against Bonaparte rages to its bloody end upon the field of Waterloo, a young officer goes about his duty in the ranks of Wellington's army. He is Cornet Matthew Hervey of 6th Light Dragoons. Cornet Hervey faces decisions, both military and romantic, which will change the course of his life, and possibly the outcome of Waterloo. Full description

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Review:

"Of recent years many eminent hands have undertaken to lead the reader deep into the Royal Navy of Nelson's time, describing the life of the service, the men who sailed those 'far-distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked' but which 'stood between it and the dominion of the world.'

"Hitherto nobody that I know of has done anything like the same for the army, which did after all have a not inconsiderable share in winning the war; but 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."
--Patrick O'Brian, author of the Aubrey-Maturin series

"Mallinson's A Close Run Thing is an astonishingly impressive debut in the field of Napoleonic fiction. Convincingly drawn, perfectly paced and expertly written, this cavalryman's tale is a joy to read. I hope it will be the first of many."
--Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege

Book Description:

An heroic tale from the Battle of Waterloo and the final days of the Napoleonic Wars that introduces an unforgettable new fictional hero in Matthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons...

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0553380435
• ISBN 13: 9780553380439
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320