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Allan Mallinson


Allan Mallinson is a serving cavalry officer in the British army and the author of Light Dragoons, a history of British cavalry. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Rome, where he is military attaché.

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The Making of the British Army
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 339 pages | Bantam Press | History - Great Britain
978-0-593-06430-6 (0-593-06430-5)

March 23, 2010 | $37.95



By acclaimed novelist, former cavalry officer and now the Daily Telegraph defence columnist, comes a timely and controversial history of the British Army from the 17th century to the present day.


From the Hardcover edition.

Also available as a hardcover.

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The Making of the British Army
Written by Allan Mallinson

Hardcover | 339 pages | Bantam Press | History - Great Britain
978-0-593-05108-5 (0-593-05108-4)

October 19, 2009 | $54.95



By acclaimed novelist, former cavalry officer and now the Daily Telegraph defence columnist, comes a timely and controversial history of the British Army from the 17th century to the present day.

Also available as a trade paperback.

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Warrior
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 432 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical
978-0-553-81862-8 (0-553-81862-7)

June 1, 2009 | $21.95



In South Africa, Matthew Hervey clashes with the Warrior King of the Zulus.

1828: The stability of the Cape Colony has been threatened by Xhosa tribesmen who have been making incursions across the borders. And when Hervey is told by his old friend, Sir Eyre Somervile, that the Zulu warrior king, Shaka...


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An Act of Courage
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 496 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical
978-0-553-81674-7 (0-553-81674-8)

May 13, 2008 | $21.95



The seventh novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Matthew Hervey series finds Hervey alone and a prisoner in the fortress of Badajos on the Spanish border.

While Hervey – taken captive in the final pages of The Sabre’s Edge – plans his escape from the Spanish, his memories turn to 1812 when...

Also available as an audio cassette, hardcover and a paperback.

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A Call to Arms
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical
978-0-553-81350-0 (0-553-81350-1)

May 13, 2008 | $21.95



1817 and 1818 have not been good years for Matthew Hervey. His beloved wife Henrietta is dead and he is no longer in the Sixth regiment. Now he is kicking his heels in a corrupt and unruly England far removed from its once glorious past. 1819 sees Hervey in Rome with...


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A Regimental Affair
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical
978-0-553-50715-7 (0-553-50715-X)

May 13, 2008 | $23.95



ALLAN MALLINSON’S A Close Run Thing and Honorable Company stirred readers and critics with the military adventures of young Captain Matthew Hervey at the Battle of Waterloo and amid the harsh terrain and treacherous intrigues of India. Now, in 1817, Hervey returns to an England whose hard-won peace is shaken by...

Also available as a trade paperback.

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Rumours of War
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 369 pages | Corgi | Fiction
978-0-553-81352-4 (0-553-81352-8)

May 13, 2008 | $23.95



In Europe, rumours of war are rife once again, as Matthew Hervey returns to the Peninsula to fight a new battle, and to confront the ghosts of his first campaign…

The year is 1826, and the fragile peace in Europe following the defeat of Napoleon is threatened by Spanish aggression in the...

Also available as a paperback.

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Man of War
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 439 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical
978-0-553-81676-1 (0-553-81676-4)

April 8, 2008 | $19.95



War at sea: While Matthew Hervey is getting ready to re-join his regiment in England, his close friend Captain Peto is at sea preparing his mighty line-of-battle ship for war with the Turks.

1827: Captain Peto has just taken command of HMS Prince Rupert, the only three-decker line-of-battle ship in His Majesty’s...


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Company of Spears
Written by Allan Mallinson

Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical; Fiction - Adventure
978-0-553-81675-4 (0-553-81675-6)

May 22, 2007 | $21.95



The eighth novel in the acclaimed and bestselling series finds Hervey on his way to South Africa where he is preparing to form a new body of cavalry, the Cape Mounted Rifles.

All looks set fair for Major Matthew Hervey: news of a handsome legacy should allow him to purchase command of...

Also available as a hardcover and a paperback.

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Company of Spears
Written by Allan Mallinson

Paperback | 439 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical; Fiction - Adventure
978-0-553-81834-5 (0-553-81834-1)

April 3, 2007 | $10.99



The eighth novel in the acclaimed and bestselling series finds Hervey on his way to South Africa where he is preparing to form a new body of cavalry, the Cape Mounted Rifles.

All looks set fair for Major Matthew Hervey: news of a handsome legacy should allow him to purchase command of...

Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.

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An Act of Courage
Written by Allan Mallinson

Paperback | 439 pages | Bantam | Fiction - Historical
978-0-553-81788-1 (0-553-81788-4)

April 4, 2006 | $10.99



The seventh novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Matthew Hervey series finds Hervey alone and a prisoner in the fortress of Badajos on the Spanish border.

While Hervey – taken captive in the final pages of The Sabre’s Edge – plans his escape from the Spanish, his memories turn to 1812 when...

Also available as an audio cassette, hardcover and a trade paperback.

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Company of Spears
Written by Allan Mallinson

Hardcover | 339 pages | Bantam Press | Fiction - Historical
978-0-593-05341-6 (0-593-05341-9)

April 4, 2006 | $38.95



The eighth novel in the acclaimed and bestselling series finds Hervey on his way to South Africa where he is preparing to form a new body of cavalry, the Cape Mounted Rifles.

All looks set fair for Major Matthew Hervey: news of a handsome legacy should allow him to purchase command of...

Also available as a paperback and a trade paperback.

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An Act of Courage
Written by Allan Mallinson

Cassette | pages | Audiobooks | Fiction - Historical
978-1-85686-997-3 (1-85686-997-0)

April 26, 2005 | $27.95



The seventh novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Matthew Hervey series finds Hervey alone and a prisoner in the fortress of Badajos on the Spanish border.

Also available as a hardcover, paperback and a trade paperback.

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An Act of Courage
Written by Allan Mallinson

Hardcover | 339 pages | Bantam Press | Fiction - Historical
978-0-593-05340-9 (0-593-05340-0)

April 4, 2005 | $42.50



The seventh novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Matthew Hervey series finds Hervey alone and a prisoner in the fortress of Badajos on the Spanish border.

While Hervey – taken captive in the final pages of The Sabre’s Edge – plans his escape from the Spanish, his memories turn to 1812 when...

Also available as an audio cassette, paperback and a trade paperback.

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Rumours of War
Written by Allan Mallinson

Paperback | 369 pages | Corgi | Fiction
978-0-553-81721-8 (0-553-81721-3)

April 4, 2005 | $11.99



In Europe, rumours of war are rife once again, as Matthew Hervey returns to the Peninsula to fight a new battle, and to confront the ghosts of his first campaign…

The year is 1826, and the fragile peace in Europe following the defeat of Napoleon is threatened by Spanish aggression in the...

Also available as a trade paperback.

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