Besides the Matthew Hervey series, he is the author of Light Dragoons, a history of four regiments of British Cavalry, one of which he commanded, a defence commentator for the Daily Telegraph and a regular reviewer for The Times and the Spectator.
His Matthew Hervey novels are all available in Bantam paperback and his latest novel, Warrior, is now available in paperback.
Allan lives in Wiltshire.
Read a 2009 interview with Allan
2010 Events
20th March – Oxford Literary Festival (2pm)
‘Sending Our Children to War’ panel
(Sue Elliott, Patrick Hennessey and Allan Mallinson)
Christ Church
Oxford OX1 1DP
Tickets are £10 and available from www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com or the box office on: 0870 343 1001
7th May – Chalfont Literary Festival (8pm)
The Memorial Hall
Chalfont St Giles
Bucks
Tickets are available from the box office on 01494 873966 (between 11:00am and 8:00pm)
20th May - Daphne du Maurier Festival (10am)
Du Maurier Theatre
Festival Village, Fowey PL23 1ET
Tickets are £7.50 and available from 15th March on www.dumaurierfestival.co.uk or 01726 879 500
26th May -Winchester Library (time tbc)
Hampshire County Library, Jewry Street, Winchester,
SO23 8RX
Tickets available from the library 0845 603 5631
3rd June – Wiltshire Words Festival (Amesbury Library) (7.30pm)
Smithfield Street, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7AL
Tickets available through the library 01980 623491
18th June – Hungerford Bookshop (7pm)
24, The High Street,
Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0NF
For more information, contact 01488 683480
This book follows with clarity and dexterity the fortunes of The Light Dragoons' predecessors and describes the activities of the new regiment up to the minute. It reflects much of the last two hundred and seventy years of British history. No campaign of significance has been fought in that time without the participation of one or more of the Regiments. They gained fresh honours in both World Wars and, since 1945, have been fully involved in Britain's withdrawal from Empire, the confrontation of the Cold War and UN’s peacekeeping.
A new Postscript gives the reader a classic account of what wars in Bosnia and Iraq have involved for the Regiment and the men who serve in it.
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Defence is at a crossroads - with no signpost
- The Times
Would a soldier serving on the Chilcot committee be ruthless enough?
- The Times
We are now fighting in Afghanistan without enough helicopters and without enough men - The Telegraph
Our hard-pressed Army must have more manpower to win the war against new enemies - Yorkshire Post
“A question of trust at the heart of the Ministry of Defence'” - The Telegraph
The Army is too small to fight all of the battles facing Britain - The Telegraph
“A question of trust at the heart of the Ministry of Defence'” - The Telegraph
“Gordon Brown must stop shying away from the word 'war'” - The Telegraph
“Helmand: The more troops you use, the less you lose” - The Telegraph
Gordon Brown must put 'boots on the ground' in Afghanistan” - The Telegraph
“War has changed. We need men on the ground, not aircraft carriers” - The Times
“The Gamble: General Petraeus and the Untold Story of the American Surge in Iraq, 2006-2008 by Thomas E.Ricks” - The Times (book review)
“Afghanistan: it will be tougher than we think” - The Times
“Our armies are marching out of step” - The Times
“We must rebuild a military base in the US” - The Times
“Should Sir Richard Dannatt be made Chief of Defence Staff?” - BBC Audio Discussion
“Sir Richard Dannatt has done Gordon Brown a great service” - The Telegraph
“To win Iraq war, we must fight properly” - The Telegraph
“Does Britain want an independent RAF?” - The Telegraph
“Prince Harry can look every soldier in the eye” - The Telegraph
“How Britain can respect our Servicemen” - The Telegraph
“Basra has seared the British Army's soul” - The Telegraph
“Gordon Brown's hollow seasonal greetings” - The Telegraph
“PM's foreign evasion is highly dangerous” - The Telegraph
“This silence on the Army speaks volumes” - The Telegraph
“Patience is the key to General Petraeus's surge” - The Telegraph
“Allied rivalry isn't new, but we need each other ” - The Telegraph
“How much longer can the army fight?” - The Telegraph
“We must fight a battle we can win” - The Telegraph
“Harsh questions for defence ministers” - The Telegraph
“Tories should spend serious money on defence” - The Telegraph
“Cash for sailors just another symptom of rot in the MOD” - The Telegraph
“What the Army must learn from Iraq” - The Telegraph
“A disturbing case for over-stretched Army” - The Telegraph
“Ministers cannot gag the generals” - The Telegraph
“The army needs 10,000 more men” - The Telegraph