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.
Review '' 'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' Sunday Times''
From the Publisher 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.

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Doouglas Reeman

Constable and Robinson

Cornerstone Digital

Transworld Digital

Vintage Digital

Arrow Books

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

London, New York State, 2008

Blackwood Family, 2008

London, England, 1985

Great Britain, ©1984

Reprint, 1990

London, 2003

London, 2014

1996

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Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 1984.

Fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this gripping saga from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman . The second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family, this captivating naval adventure at its very best!
'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' — Sunday Times
'Mr Reeman writes with great knowledge about the sea and those who sail on it' — The Times
'Another romping good yarn by my favourite author' — ***** Reader review
'A real page-turner' — ***** Reader review
'Magnificent!' — ***** Reader review
'I was engrossed from start to finish' — ***** Reader review
'Had me hooked' — ***** Reader review
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1899 : The Mandarins in China are becoming troublesome again and there are rumours that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations . Captain David Blackwood of the Royal Marines , 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.

The bestselling novel from the master storyteller of the sea.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.

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.

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