The Horizon - Douglas Reeman - Paperback Bog - Cornerstone - 2006 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

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This engrossing and edge-of-your-seat saga from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith . The third novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family, this captivating naval adventure at its very best! ''One of our foremost writers of naval fiction'' -- Sunday Times ''Mr Reeman writes with great knowledge about the sea and those who sail on it'' -- The Times ''Another romping good yarn by my favourite author'' -- ***** Reader review ''A real page-turner'' -- ***** Reader review ''Magnificent!'' -- ***** Reader review ''I was engrossed from start to finish'' -- ***** Reader review ''Had me hooked'' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************** 1914-1918: for three generations, members of the Blackwood family have served the Royal Marines with distinction. With the outbreak of World War I , at last comes Jonathan Blackwood''s turn to carry the family name into battle.But as the young marines embark for the Dardanelles , and a new kind of warfare, it dawns on them that the days of scarlet coats and an unchanging tradition of honour and glory have gone forever. First in Gallipoli , and two years later at Flanders , comes their horrifying initiation into a wholesale slaughter for which no training could ever have prepared them.Caught up in the savagery of a conflict beyond any officer''s control, Blackwood''s future rests on the ''horizon'' - the dark lip of the trench which was the last fateful sight for so many .