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The First To Land
Paperback
Main Details
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The First To Land
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Douglas Reeman
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110 |
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| Category/Genre | War and combat fiction |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780099594062
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cornerstone
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| Imprint |
Arrow Books Ltd
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| Publication Date |
2 January 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 Blackwoodof 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.
Author Biography
Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
Reviews"'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' Sunday Times" "Masterly storytelling." * The Times *
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