Badge of Glory cover art

Badge of Glory

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Badge of Glory

By: Douglas Reeman
Narrated by: David Rintoul
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £15.99

Buy Now for £15.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

It was an age of empire, an age of contrast, and an age of dramatic change - and one which would determine the destinies of nations as well as of men.

Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, HMS Audacious, in August of 1850, anxious to get back into action. "Per Mare - Per Terram" is the marines' motto. In the torturous heat of Africa, where they are sent to stamp out the remaining strongholds of slavery, and later, in the bitter war of the Crimea, Philip Blackwood and his men learn to obey it without question.

The first novel in an enthralling and colourful saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served, Badge of Glory is a stunning new departure for one of Britain's master storytellers.

©1982 Douglas Reeman (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Military War

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The First to Land cover art
Winged Escort cover art
Send a Gunboat cover art
The Greatest Enemy cover art
H.M.S. Saracen cover art
The Pride and the Anguish cover art
In Danger's Hour cover art
Sunset cover art
Path of the Storm cover art
Strike from the Sea cover art
The Glory Boys cover art
Rendezvous - South Atlantic cover art
A Prayer for the Ship cover art
Torpedo Run cover art
Dive in the Sun cover art
A Ship Must Die cover art

Critic reviews

"One of our foremost writers of naval fiction.” (Sunday Times)
"Masterly storytelling." (The Times)
All stars
Most relevant  
a good read plenty of interest for the reader. action all the way.

well spoken action scene's

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A good story from a grey author! Very well read. As we are used to hearing. Also Alexander Kent.

A great read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A rip roaring story of daring do and plucky marines doing what they do best fighting against the local odds to strengthen the British empires borders and protect against pirates brigands and Russians

A stiring adventure of Britain's marines

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
as usual brilliant story, narration and historical research, It is a few years since I read this book and to listen to David Rantoul's narration has made it fresh and improved the story 100%

up the Royals

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A great military adventure well written and performed brilliantly by David Rintoul. I enjoy this kind of historical background and will he get his woman ??

A great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good geographical input and a jolly rousing tale more effort/emotion was required at parts of the story but none the less a good yarn
Q

Boys own

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An exciting story brought to life by outstanding narration. Terrific description of men in battle.

Brilliant Narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved it very much it opened up a hole new world for me bad eyes

First book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Another compelling and well rounded entry from Douglas Reeman; also, as always narrated by one of the best there is. David Rintoul always has such a gasp of he novels he narrates and makes each one a joy.

Excellence from Author and Narrator as always

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Every time the action lags, a new quirky character is introduced. I was lost as to who was who by chapter 10 and I just gave up on the whole confused mess.

oh dear.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.