Read Series: Blackwood Family
by Author Douglas Reeman
Badge of Glory (1982)
Travel through Britain's military history with a proud seafaring family, the Blackwoods, and the service tradition in which they make their careers—the Royal Marines. Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, the H.M.S. Audacious, in the summer of 1850. Sent out to Africa to...
The Horizon (2002)
The Blackwood Saga continues. Captain Jonathan Blackwood, a Royal Marine officer, has his baptism of fire fighting the Turks at Gallipolli. Severely wounded, he is evacuated to Britain, where he recuperates in a specially arranged rest home for wounded servicemen (in peacetime, the building had...
Dust On The Sea (2000)
I've been an admirer of Reeman's storytelling for many years and have now read a couple of the Blackwood family series. I love the feeling that you're reading what could be a war film script as the accuracy and adventure are equally balanced with another straight forward storyline, in this case a...