Matthew Hervey of the Sixth Light Dragoons has been urgently recalled to South Africa, in this new historical adventure set in 1828. It continues the series, and follows the success of previous titles "An Act Of Courage, Company Of Spears" and "Man Of War". Mallinson is highly promotable, with personal experience of active soldiering and military campaigns, and an emerging media profile with regular articles in the "Telegraph" on the state of modern warfare. 'Meticulous research is Mallinson's hallmark' "The Times"