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It was an age of Empire, an age of contrast and an age of dramatic change – one which would determine the destinies of nations as well as of men.
Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines re-joins his ship, HMS Audacious, in 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 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 tale from one of Britain's master storytellers.
It was an age of Empire, an age of contrast and an age of dramatic change – one which would determine the destinies of nations as well as of men.
Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines re-joins his ship, HMS Audacious, in 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 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 tale from one of Britain's master storytellers.
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.
Douglas Edward Reeman is a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars. David attended Edinburgh University and then went to RADA on a scholarship. He has worked in most of Britain's major theatres, including the Royal Court, National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe and Royal Shakespeare Company. On television he has played Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, "The Mad King" in Game of Thrones and the title character in ITV's Doctor Finlay. David's film work includes Unrelated, My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Roman Polanski's The Ghost. Most recently, he played Michael Adeane in the third season of Netflix’s The Crown. He has recorded over 300 audiobooks.
'Mr Reeman writes with great knowledge about the sea and those who
sail on it.'
*The Times*
'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction.'
*The Sunday Times*
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