Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
The bestselling novel from the master storyteller of the sea.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 heritage of his family, and the burden of his own self-doubt. For Blackwood, 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. This is the fourth novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Literature, World War, 1939-1945, Great Britain. Royal Marines, Military History, Fiction, Great Britain, British Naval operations, Marines, Naval operations, British, History, Sea stories, Fiction, war & military, Fiction, historical, general, Great britain, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Fiction, generalPlaces
Great Britain, BurmaTimes
20th century, 1939-1945Showing 3 featured editions. View all 18 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1 |
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2 |
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3 |
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1999.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?September 8, 2023 | Edited by bitnapper | Edited without comment. |
September 8, 2023 | Edited by bitnapper | Merge works |
September 8, 2023 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
May 1, 2022 | Edited by bitnapper | Merge works |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |