BEAT THE DRUMS SLOWLY
Book ID/图书代码： 10010012B55145
English Summary/英文概要： Second in the series begun by TRUE SOLDIER GENTLEMEN, the story takes our heroes through the winter snows as Sir John Moore is forced to retreat to Corunna. Faced with appalling weather, and pursued by an overwhelming French army led by Napoleon himself, the very survival of Britain’s army is at stake. But while the 106th Foot fights a desperate rearguard action, for the newly promoted Hamish Williams, the retreat turns into an unexpectedly personal drama. Separated from the rest of the army in the initial chaos, he chances upon another fugitive, Jane MacAndrews, the daughter of his commanding officer, and the woman he is desperately and hopelessly in love with. As the pair battle the elements and the pursuing French, picking up a rag-tag band of fellow stragglers along the way - as well as an abandoned newborn - the strict boundaries of their social relationship are tested to the limit, with surprising results. But Williams soon finds he must do more than simply evade capture and deliver Jane safe and sound to her father. A specially tasked unit of French cavalry is threatening to turn the retreat into a massacre, and Williams and his little band are the only thing standing between them and their goal.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书是《真正的绅士军官》系列的第二部。故事发生在冰天雪地的冬天，我们的英雄约翰.摩尔先生被迫返回Corunna。天气如此恶劣可怕，同时还遭到拿破仑亲自率领的大批军队的追赶，对于英国军队而言存活十分渺茫。但是作为后卫兵的第106步兵团陷入了孤注一掷的局面。对于新上任的韩密西.威廉姆斯（Hamish Williams）来说，撤退演变成一场意想不到的独角戏。混乱之始，韩密西就与部队其他人走散了，机缘巧合遇到另一位逃亡者简.迈克.安德鲁斯—他的指挥官的女儿。于是，他无可救药地爱上了这个女孩。两个人一边对抗自然、一边对付法国追兵，一路上还救下了大批衣衫褴褛的流浪汉—以及一个遭到遗弃的新生儿。他们社会关系之间的严格界限受到了极致的考验，结果却是出人意料。但是威廉姆斯要做的还很多，不仅仅是简单的避免被捕，然后将简安然无恙地送到送到她的父亲身边。法国装甲兵一只特别任务小分队威胁着将避难所夷为平地，因而威廉姆斯和他的小团队成了实现目标的唯一障碍。（XMM)
Awards/获奖情况：This tale of the world of the redcoats in peril is required reading for fans of the period (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)
About the Author/作者介绍： 艾德里安.高兹沃斯从哈佛大学活动博士学学位。其作品销售量卖出了25万之多，并已经被翻译成十多种语言。作为一名全职作家，他经常为电视纪录片撰写以罗马为主题的剧本，同时还在英美两国教授罗马历史。
Adrian Goldsworthy has a doctorate from Oxford University. His books have sold more than a quarter of a million copies and been translated into more than a dozen languages. A full-time author, he regularly contributes to TV documentaries on Roman themes and has lectured on Roman history in both the UK and USA.
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