The Making Of The British Army

Fascinating… clear and concise… important. It is hard to see this book being bettered in the near future – Simon Heffer * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
I learned a lot – Jeremy Paxman * OBSERVER *
This is no mere paperback edition of Mallinson’s acclaimed 2009 hardback. He presents a revised and updated version that no self-respecting defense commentator can risk being without * THE TIMES *
A compelling history of the British Army – Emmanuelle Smith * FT *
Mallinson is surely right to stress the one enduring quality of the British Army: ‘operational resilience’ – Saul David * SPECTATOR *
Precise and profound * THE TIMES *
Lucid, absorbing * DAILY EXPRESS *

A professional solder for thirty-five years, Allan Mallinson began writing while still serving. His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons, one of which he commanded. His debut novel was the bestselling A Close Run Thing, the first in an acclaimed series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer before and after Waterloo (The Tigress of Mysore is the fourteenth in the series). His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for a number of prizes, while 1914- Fight the Good Fight won the British Army’s ‘Book of the Year’ Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the Generals, is a provocative look at leadership during the Great War, while Fight to the Finish is a comprehensive history of the First World War, month by month. Allan Mallinson reviews for the Spectator and the TLS and also writes for The Times. He lives on Salisbury Plain.

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