military saga covering the years from the Boer War through WW I. told with smooth authenticity' - Publishers' Weekly '. 'The Regiment' is a brilliantly told story of military life that is rich in adventure and period detail. Rising through the ranks of his regiment and gradually becoming its most famous and decorated member, Murdoch also comes to see that much more than courage under fire will be needed to live his life as a soldier, and a man. Seeing battle for the first time against the Boers, Murdoch quickly and painfully learns that the British Army will need to find new ways of fighting modern wars, as the fear of a major European conflict grows ever stronger. In their ranks is the young subaltern Murdoch Mackinder, the latest in the long line of Mackinders who have, in their time, commanded the Royal Westerns across the whole of the British Empire. The Boer War is brewing in South Africa, and the Royal Western Dragoon Guards are bound for the front line.
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