Product Description

It is 1943, and Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando, is a survivor. Young, toughened, and tried in the hellish crucible of Burma, he labours, sometimes faltering, beneath the weight of tradition, the glorious heretage of his family, and the burden of his own self doubt. For him, the horizon is not the lip of the trench seen by men of the Corps in the previous war, but the ramp of a landing craft smashing down into the sea, and the fire of the enemy on a Sicilian beach. Here, tradition is not enough, and Mike Blackwood must find within himself qualities of leadership which will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to land, and among the first to die. (19980911)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1281018 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-03
• Released on: 1999-06-03
• Formats: Abridged, Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Dimensions: 5.43" h x .67" w x 4.17" l, .29 pounds
• Binding: Audio Cassette
• 180 pages

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

About the Author
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. (20050107)