18th October 2024
Brindle Books are pleased to announce the release of The Road to Madrid, the fifth book in David J Blackmore’s acclaimed Wellington’s Dragoon saga. The action-packed series chronicles the adventures of Michael Roberts, an officer in the 16th Light Dragoons, fighting against Napoleon’s armies in the early 1800’s.
Dr Blackmore’s series has received praise for the way in which he blends action and adventure with solid historical background, due to his in-depth knowledge of the period. He worked for the Royal Armouries Museum for 26 years, for most of them as the Museum’s Registrar, and was part of the creative team for the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
He is also the author of four non-fiction books; ‘Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars’, ‘British Cavalry in the Mid-18th Century’, ‘Destructive and Formidable, British Infantry Firepower, 1642 – 1765’, (the published version of his PhD thesis from Nottingham Trent University) and ‘So Bloody a Day; the 16th Light Dragoons in the Waterloo Campaign’.
The Road To Madrid
Returning to the Peninsular, Michael Roberts finds himself plunged back into the intelligence war in Lisbon.
Joining the army in Spain he meets old friends, fights at Villagarcia, and, with Don Julian Sanchez, scours the road to Madrid, finding romance on the way.
He is present at the great victory of Salamanca and marches with Wellington to Madrid, where his success in the intelligence war comes at a price.
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