Brigadier Gerard is, after Holmes and Watson, Conan Doyle's most successful literary creation - Julian SymonsMon Dieu! The extraordinary, sabre-rattling adventures of Gerard, a young French cavalry officer in the time of the Napoleonic wars, introduces a hero who will be adored by fans of Flashman and Sherlock Holmes alike. The Brigadier Gerard stories display all the narrative gusto of Doyle's more famous Sherlock Holmes, together with an irresisible warmth and humour. The Brigadier himself, bristling with valour and self-regard, is the most preposterous and delightful of companions.
