Spurred on, he is reunited with his much depleted regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons, and immediately charged with raising a new troop, for India beckons once again. But what begins as a relatively simple operation becomes a dark and dangerous march through the jungle as Hervey and his ill-equipped and inexperienced soldiers race to confront the Burmese war-boats massing on the borders…
"Once more Mallinson displays his extraordinary knowledge of military history and practice. Throw in the fact that his usage of English is as pure and precise as Jane Austen's and his imagination as vivid as Kipling’s and we have another cracking adventure in what is proving to be an altogether outstanding series." - Birmingham Post
"Thrilling… in addition to his exceptional knowledge of history, Allan Mallinson shows his deep awareness of human feelings and failings. This is an exceptional book" - Country Life
"Mallinson is a good historian. He gives his people a well-researched hinterland. He knows what it is like to command and to serve. He is as good on the details - and it is detail we historical novel buffs like… of the workings of a cavalry regiment in 1820 as ever Patrick O'Brian was on the workings of an 1820 warship." - Spectator
"Oozing action, A Call to Arms is a military tale of epic proportions that will leave fans counting the days to the next adventure" - Ireland On Sunday
"With each book, Hervey himself is becoming a more complex and interesting characters… Mallinson writes of his inner questionings with subtlety and sympathy. This series grows in stature with each book." - Evening Standard
"Mallinson has lost none of his vigour for writing intense prose; whereas lesser authors might go off the boil slightly four novels into a series, Mallinson patently agonizes over his descriptions, gets the balance right on just mow much cavalry information to slip in, and masterfully dovetails historical events to create an excellent balance." - Good Book Guide