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Badge of Glory
The first part of the Blackwood saga. Captain Phillip Blackwood has been sent to West Africa as part of the Anti-slavery squadron. However, it is not just the slavers who cause him problems.

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The First to Land
The second part of the Blackwood saga. Captain David Blackwood finds himself embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion and coming to the aid of a German Countess.

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The Horizon
The third part of the Blackwood saga. The third generation of Blackwood Marine officers sees Jonathon Blackwood thrown ashore as part of the Dardanelles campaign and then in Flanders Fields. Blackwood's future rests on the 'horizon' - the dark lip of the trench which was the last fateful sight for so many.

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Dust on the Sea
The fourth part of the Blackwood saga. Mike Blackwood finds himself in action during World War Two. From Burma to North Africa to Sicily, he finds that leadership will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to land, and among the first to die.

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Knife Edge
The fifth and final part of the Blackwood saga. Lieutenant Ross Blackwood sees action in vicious guerrilla warfare in Malaysia and through the moral and political minefields of Northern Ireland and ends up in the South Atlantic. He learns that jungle or moor, insurrection or invasion, mere courage is not enough. Survival and victory balance on the knife edge of destiny.

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