War at sea: Matthew Hervey is set to re-join his regiment in England, while his close friend Captain Peto is at sea preparing his mighty line-of-battle ship for war with the Turks.
1827: Britain and the Mediterranean
Captain Sir Laughton Peto, recently engaged to Matthew Hervey’s sister, is sailing his mighty line-of-battle ship towards Navarino Bay, and war with the Turks.
Six months on, and Matthew Hervey is in London recovering from another bout of malaria and the wound from his battle with the Zulu. All is set fair for his marriage to the eminently suitable Lady Lankester, and his return to active duty at the Cape. But trouble lies ahead as familial commitments clash with affairs of the heart and Hervey finds himself embroiled in a military inquiry that could result in public humiliation.
As the cataclysmic battle of Navarino Bay looms ever closer for Peto and his crew, Hervey faces a crisis that could change both his life and his military career…
Author ProfileAllan Mallinson is a former cavalry officer. Besides the Matthew Hervey series, he is the author of the recently revised and updated
Light Dragoons, a history of four regiments of British Cavalry, one of which he commanded. He is also a regular reviewer for
The Times and the
Spectator, and defence commentator for the
Daily Telegraph.
For more information on Matthew Hervey, please visit his website on
www.hervey.infoReviewsRich in illuminating detail ... from the trivial to the arcane. The sea battle of Navarino is as thrilling as any fought on land by Hervey and the manoeuvres into which Hervey is accidentally drawn are as exciting as any battle.,[A] splendid literary cavalry charge. This book finds Brigadier Mallinson at the top of his game. Pitch-perfect dialogue, deeply researched historical references … well-drawn and moving.,The climactic battle is as tense, exciting, vivid and gory as we’ve come to expect for this master of military fiction,Those who consider that the 20 novels making up Patrick O'Brian's magisterial Aubrey-Maturin series could never be too many will take heart from the fact that Man of War is only the ninth volume in Mallinson's wonderfully realised account of the Napoleonic era and its aftermath, with at least another dozen to follow, it is hoped. Combining an eye for vivid detail with a scholarly accuracy as to military and naval history expected from a former cavalry officer, Mallinson brings his chosen period to life with effortless flair.,Mallinson's crisp, authoritative storytelling is as excellent as ever
