Mallinson, Allan: - Allan Mallinson is a former infantry and cavalry officer. He is the author of the Matthew Hervey series of novels; Light Dragoons, a history of four regiments of British Cavalry, one of which he commanded; and The Making of the British Army. He writes on defense matters for The Times of London, the Daily Telegraph, and is a regular reviewer at the Spectator and the Literary Review. The Shape of Battle is his first book to be published in America. Allan lives in England.