Book description
It was an age of Empire, an age of contrast, and an age of dramatic
change - and one which would determine the destinies of nations as
well as of men. Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins
his ship, HMS Audacious, in the August of 1850, anxious to get back
into action. Per Mare - Per Terram is the Marines' motto.
In the torturous heat of Africa, where they are sent to stamp out
the remaining strongholds of slavery, and later, in the bitter war of
the Crimea, Philip Blackwood and his men learn to obey it without
question. The first novel in an enthralling and colourful saga,
spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the
tradition in which they served, Badge of Glory is a stunning new
departure for one of Britain's master storytellers.
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.
