Captain David Blackwood is embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion.
About the Author: Douglas Edward Reeman, who also writes under the name Alexander Kent, joined the British Navy at 16, serving on destroyers and small.
Finally, standing before the walls of Tientsin, he must hold on against a torrent of frenzied Chinese warriors.
Ordered to escort a beautiful German countess on a dangerous journey up the Hoshun River, Blackwood sees death and slaughter unlike anything he has known.
Captain David Blackwood is embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion