{"product_id":"9780857503794","title":"The Passage to India : (Matthew Hervey 13)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Mallinson, Allan, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 21\/03\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 380 pages, B \u0026amp; W map,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Matthew Hervey, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Transworld Publishers Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Historical fiction, War \u0026amp; combat fiction\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780857503794\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eIt is 1831, riots and rebellions are widespread...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn England, the new government is facing protests against the attempts of the Tory-dominated House of Lords to thwart the passing of the Reform Bill.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eIn India, relations are strained between the presidency of Madras and some of the neighbouring princely states.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eHaving taken command of the action in Bristol to restore order after one of the bloodiest and most destructive riots in the nation's history, Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey is out of favour with the new government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then his old friend, Sir Eyre Somervile, offers him a lifeline. Somervile has persuaded the Court of Directors of the East India Company to approve an increase in the Madras military establishment. Hervey and the 6th Light Dragoons are sent to the princely state of Coorg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rajah is in revolt against the East India Company's terms and Hervey's regiment is called upon to crush the rebellion.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eWith the stakes raised by an unexpected visitation from his past, for Hervey the question is whether he and his men will get out of this brutal war unscathed?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022865465497,"sku":"9780857503794","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780857503794.jpg?v=1602536241","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780857503794","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}