A Call to Arms : Bantam Press : 9780553813500 : 0553813501 : 03 Mar 2003 : An action-packed and stirring Matthew Hervey adventure - perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and C S Forester. 'A thoroughly satisfying and entertaining read' THE TIMES 'Picks up a pace that mirrors a cavalry charge' OBSERVER ********************************************************************** India 1819: Matthew Hervey is charged with raising a new troop, and organising transport for India - for he, his men and their horses are to set sail with immediate effect. What Hervey and his soldiers cannot know is that in India they will face a trial for which they are woefully under prepared. A large number of Burmese war-boats are assembled near Chittagong, and the only way to thwart their advance involves a hazardous march through the jungle. Soon Hervey and his troop are in the midst of hot and bloody action once again... Praise for Allan Mallinson: 'After just half-a-dozen pages I was ho