BIGGINS, JOHN

The Two

New York: St Martins Press, 1996. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312147511. Light shelfwear, a couple of short tears on DJ.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Otto Prohaska #3; 8.30 X 5.60 X 1.40 inches; 367 pages; Otto Prohaska, a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian navy during World War I, is temporarily assigned to the Flying Service as an officer observer. Working under an incompetent commanding officer who is afraid to fly, Prohaska risks his life to increase his squadron's "miles flown" statistics and deliver a general's love letters to his wife. Written in the form of a memoir, the novel offers wry, cutting observations about an aspect of the war seldom seen. Biggins, who lives in England, has written A Sailor of Austria and The Emperor's Coloured Coat, the first two books in a series featuring Prohaska. In the third book, he re-creates the Austro-Hungarian Empire in detail. Not an action-packed war novel, this is instead a thoughtful look at foibles and fatalities in Austria during the Great War.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 18622

Catalogue: Fiction::Military::Series

Keywords: 0312147511 Fiction::Historical

MALLINSON, ALLAN

A Regimental Affair

London: Bantam, 2001. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0593043758. Remainder marks to top and bottom page edges, corners a little bumped. Dealer's stamp on front pastedown, light yellowing of pages. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers ; Matthew Hervey and the Light Dragoons #3; 9.2 X 6.1 X 1.3 inches; 326 pages; "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 the distress and discord of its people. And even as he is caught up in the turbulent dawn of a new era, he must combat a deliberate attempt to orchestrate his own ruin. The honors he won in India fell short of Captain Matthew Hervey’s deepest desire–to return to his beloved 6th Light Dragoons. But now circumstances allow him to resume command of the unit–and to marry the beautiful Lady Henrietta Lindsay, whom he has loved since childhood. Meanwhile, however, his soldier’s heart is pierced by the sight of men in British scarlet crippled in the service of king and country, now forgotten and cast off, reduced to begging and petty crime. It is no wonder that rabble-rousers clamor for reform and that lawlessness is erupting everywhere, from the cities to the countryside.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19779

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Keywords: 0593043758 dragoons Waterloo Fiction::Historical

MALLINSON, ALLAN

The Sabre's Edge

London: Bantam Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0593047281. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Previous dealers stamp on front pastedown, some tanning of pages as is common in British publications from this period, remainder mark bottom page edges, bottom for corners a little bumped. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Matthew Hervey and the Light Dragoons #5; 9.2 X 6.1 X 1.3 inches; 320 pages; "1824. The Sixth Light Dragoons are still stationed in India and the talk in the officer’s mess is of war. The Burmese are encroaching on Company land and skirmishes are common on India’s borders. Meanwhile, across the country in Bhurtpoor the succession to the Raj has been usurped. The rightful claimant Balwant Sing has been forced from the throne by the war-mongering Durjan Sal. The conflict looks set to flair up into bloody conflict, taking the surrounding provinces with it. With the threat of war on two fronts the British troops must intercede. The trial ahead will test Hervey and his newly blooded troop to their very limits, for Durjan Sal has taken refuge in the infamous Bhurtpoor-a fortress surrounded by a deep moat almost five miles in perimeter, with thirty-five turreted bastions and the Tower of Victory built with the skulls of Lord Lakes’ defeated men. Hervey can be sure of one thing: the siege of Bhurtpoor will be hot and bloody work. Once again, the fortunes of Matthew Hervey and his courageous troop will be decided by the sabre’s edge.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20731

Catalogue: Fiction::Military::Series

Keywords: 0593047281 Dragoons raj matthew hervey India Fiction::Historical