On His Majestys Service by Allan Mallinson Paperback Book 9780553818642

January 1829 George IV is on the throne Wellington is Englands primeminister and snow is falling thickly on the London streets as LieutenantColonel Matthew Hervey is summoned to the Horse Guards in the expectation of command of his regiment the 6th Light Dragoons But the benefits of longterm peace at home mean cuts in the army