{"product_id":"act-of-courage","title":"Act Of Courage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003c\/u\u003e Allan Mallinson brings us another compelling and deeply atmospheric adventure featuring Matthew Hervey. If you like Patrick O''Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, you will love this! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Most impressive...Mallinson reinforces his position as a master of narrative military history\" -- \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As good on the details of the workings of a cavalry regiment in 1820 as ever Patrick O''Brian was on the workings of an 1820 warship\" -- \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What a pleasure...concentrating on the battle of Talavera and the investment of Badajoz, both sparklingly described, he plays to his undoubted strengths\" - \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The atmosphere and authenticity continues to work its spell all the way through.\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly enjoyable novel. Great story. Thoroughly recommend for lovers of adventure novels.\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A truly outstanding read\" -- ***** Reader review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*********************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBadajoz: Christmas 1826\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons is a prisoner of the Spanish, incarcerated in the infamous fortress of Badajoz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he plans his escape, his thoughts return to the year \u003cb\u003e1812\u003c\/b\u003e when he was a cornet in \u003cb\u003eWellington''s Peninsular Army\u003c\/b\u003e. He and the Sixth had survived \u003cb\u003eCorunna\u003c\/b\u003e to endure three more years of brutal fighting that would culminate in one of the most vital and vicious confrontations of the campaign - the siege of Badajoz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhile Hervey paces his prison cell, and re-lives the bloodshed of battles past, friends from unexpected quarters rush to his aid...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Act of Courage \u003c\/i\u003eis the seventh book in Allan Mallinson''s Matthew Hervey series. His adventures continue in \u003ci\u003eCompany of Spears\u003c\/i\u003e. Have you read his previous adventures \u003ci\u003eA Close Run Thing, The Nizam''s Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Regimental Affair, A Call to Arms, The Sabre''s Edge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRumours of War\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318900793726,"sku":"NW9780553816747","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780553816747.jpg?v=1778659241","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/act-of-courage","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}