The First to Land

by Douglas Reeman

Overview

The Blackwood family saga continues in this thrilling sequel to BADGE OF GLORY. Captain David Blackwood of the Royal Marines Light Infantry-one of the youngest men to reach that rank and already decorated with the Victoria Cross, the realm's highest award for valor-is ordered from the Mediterranean to Hong Kong. Trouble is brewing in China. Before long, David and his cousin, Ralf, are embroiled in the bloody massacres of the Boxer Rebellion. In its midst, fighting for his life on the gore-smeared decks of a passenger liner, David meets a beautiful, alluring German countess, a woman he desires but cannot have. Ordered to escort her on a dangerous, ultimately useless journey up the Hoshun River, he sees death and slaughter unlike anything he has known. But finally, standing against the frenzied Chinese at the walls of Tientsin, side by side with Japanese, Russian, American and French soldiers, Blackwood must hold on to hope as he watches friends and allies swept aside by a torrent of suicidal warriors.

Douglas Edward Reeman, a contemporary British writer, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II and eventually rising to lieutenant. He also has taught navigation to yachtsmen, and has served as president of the British Sailors Society and as a script adviser for television and films. Under the pseudonym, Alexander Kent, Reeman is the author of the best-selling 25-volume series of Richard Bolitho Novels. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590134573
Publisher:	McBooks Press
Publication date:	04/01/2002
Series:	The Royal Marines Saga , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	487 KB

About the Author

Douglas Edward Reeman, who also writes under the name Alexander Kent, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small craft during World War II, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. He has taught navigation to yachtsmen and has served as a script adviser for television and films. As Alexander Kent, Reeman is the author of the best-selling Richard Bolitho Novels. His books have been translated into nearly two dozen languages.

Editorial Reviews

"Excellent . . . what Reeman likes is plot and characterization, and, like many a good craft, his lines are good and clean."  —The Times of London

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