A MATTER FOR THE REGIMENT. A 'JAMES OGILVIE' NOVEL.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. 191 pp, 8vo (8" H). The fourteenth, and final book, in the 'James Ogilvie' series. "Captain James Ogilvie led B Company of the Queen's Own Royal Strathspeys, the 114th Highlanders, through the thronged streets of London. It was the diamond jubilee of the Queen Empress, and a day he would always remember with pride, as his company represented the British Army in India. But away on the North West Frontier trouble did not pause for the celebrations of the Raj. The Rajah of Drosh had rebelled, battalion losses were heavy, and Ogilvie was going to have to return to India with a larger than usual draft of raw recruits from the regimental depot at Invermore. Among these was a gentleman ranker, a fugitive from the Guards, who was to find his craving for active service brutally and plentifully fulfilled up the Chitral River and in the sniper fire of the passes between Peshawar and Drosh. Back in cantonments Ogilvie discovers his commanding officer has more on his mind than battalion losses, grievous though they have been. His second in command, the irascible, intemperate Major Lord Brora has gone absent without leave and has been reported consorting with the rebel Rajah - ." A few pages with a very tiny crease a top corner, tiny stain at top of fore-edge of text block, very small remainder mark on bottom of text block,, slight yellowing to edges of text block. Dust jacket has light browning at top edge and on spine, tiny dent on rear hinge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dust jacket illustration by Robert Adams..