Download or read book The First to Land written by Douglas Reeman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain David Blackwood is embroiled in the Boxer Rebellion. 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. Finally, standing before the walls of Tientsin, he must hold on against a torrent of frenzied Chinese warriors.