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An Act of Courage
Book 7 in the Matthew Hervey series.
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Badajoz, Christmas 1826. Imprisoned by the Spanish inside the fortress, Hervey plans an escape while uncertainty about his friends and regiment leaves him dependent on unexpected assistance. Confinement turns his attention towards the earlier campaign that formed him as a soldier.
His memories return to the Peninsular War: the retreat to Corunna, the cavalry action at Talavera and the brutal 1812 siege of Badajoz. The novel alternates between captivity in the present and the violence of Hervey’s youth, examining the courage required to endure fear, obey orders and live with what an army does after a breach.
