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The First to Land

Douglas Reeman

4.16/5 (189 ratings)

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     1899, China. The Mandarins are becoming troublesome again and there are rumors that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations. Captain David Blackwood of the Royal Marines, received a VC in the bloody battle for Benin, Africa but is now being packed off to this apparent backwater.

     But there are plenty of troubles in store for Blackwood in the shape of an errant nephew and a beautiful German Countess who insists he personally escort her up river on a small steamer into the heart of the country. China is a sleeping tiger that will soon awake when the Boxer Rebellion erupts into bloody war in 1900. True to their motto, the Royal marines are the first to land -- and the last to leave.

     This is the second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served.

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Edition:: 1st Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 068804509X

ISBN13:: 9780688045098

kindle Asin:: B004X6WNXO

The First to Land

Douglas Reeman

4.16/5 (189 ratings)

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     1899, China. The Mandarins are becoming troublesome again and there are rumors that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations. Captain David Blackwood of the Royal Marines, received a VC in the bloody battle for Benin, Africa but is now being packed off to this apparent backwater.

     But there are plenty of troubles in store for Blackwood in the shape of an errant nephew and a beautiful German Countess who insists he personally escort her up river on a small steamer into the heart of the country. China is a sleeping tiger that will soon awake when the Boxer Rebellion erupts into bloody war in 1900. True to their motto, the Royal marines are the first to land -- and the last to leave.

     This is the second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: 1st Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 068804509X

ISBN13:: 9780688045098

kindle Asin:: B004X6WNXO

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