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ItwasanageofEmpire,anageofcontrast,andanageofdramaticchange-andonewhichwoulddeterminethedestiniesofnationsaswellasofmen.CaptainPhilipBlackwoodoftheRoyalMarinesrejoinshisship,HMSAudacious,intheAugustof1850,anxioustogetbackintoaction.PerMare-PerTerramistheMarines'motto.InthetorturousheatofAfrica,wheretheyaresenttostampouttheremainingstrongholdsofslavery,andlater,inthebitterwaroftheCrimea,PhilipBlackwoodandhismenlearntoobeyitwithoutquestion.Thefirstnovelinanenthrallingandcolourfulsaga,spanning150yearsinthehistoryofagreatseafaringfamilyandthetraditioninwhichtheyserved,BadgeofGloryisastunningnewdepartureforoneofBritain'smasterstorytellers.