by Adrian Goldsworthy · Phoenix · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781780224947
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«Beat the Drums Slowly» is the historical novel by Adrian Goldsworthy, published by Phoenix in paperback (336 pages, in English).
During the winter retreat towards Corunna, the newly promoted Hamish Williams is separated from his regiment and meets Jane MacAndrews, daughter of his officer and the woman he loves. Together with stragglers and an abandoned baby, they try to survive the cold and the French cavalry, which threatens to turn the flight into a massacre.
The second novel in the Napoleonic Wars series continues the story begun in True Soldier Gentlemen. The paperback edition was published in 2012 and the series consists of six novels.
Will appeal to readers of historical fiction and war fiction, especially those who follow the Napoleonic Wars.
Adrian Keith Goldsworthy is a British historian and novelist who specialises in ancient Roman history.
