Books 1, 2 & 3
Oath of Allegiance
Tall, handsome, fit, muscular and tanned, Peter Rhodes is the epitome of what every marine should be.
His dedication to the Royal Marine Corps and the protection of Crown and Country is second to none, and the solemn Oath of Allegiance he undertook upon joining the Corps is kept permanently close to his heart. In this gripping tale of adventure, conflict and engagements (both military and personal) we follow Rhodes as he moves up the ranks and learns new skills, earning many medals along the way. Posted to Malaysia and the Mediterranean, our hero comes up against hostile enemies of all kinds.
His success on the battlefield is matched only by his prowess in the bedroom and his many steamy encounters make for stimulating reading. The most beautiful of the women he meets, Julie, is destined to become his wife and the mother of his son and daughter, the boy being destined to follow in his father’s esteemed footsteps, joining the hallowed ranks of the Royal Marines as Peter Rhodes looks back over a distinguished career and an eventful life.
Strange Alliance
After the Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941, all army units are rushed north to stem the enemy advance.
Among them are one hundred Royal marines under the command of major Mick Martin, detailed to defend an important road and rail bridge near Ipoh. They dig in and await the Japanese onslaught.
After repelling several attacks, they destroy the bridge and withdraw to the outskirts of the town as two young nurses and a Malay orderly seek shelter with them, hoping to avoid capture.
The marines are overrun however and the survivors retreat to the jungle with the nurses. Here they meet up with an army colonel and his group of freedom fighters. This story follows their adventures as they fight against the Japanese for the next three and a half years. It portrays the romance and tragedy of life under the constant threat of capture, until the surrender of the Japanese in August 1945.
Jungle Haven
In August 1945 the Japanese in Malaya finally surrendered. The Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army, who were largely Communist, emerged from the jungle to make claim on the promises given them by the British and Malayan authorities. They were to be disappointed.
The pre-war ban on the Communist Party in Malaya continued and the promise of land and money in recognition of their brave service failed to be honoured. After three years of frustration they returned to the jungle now calling themselves the Malayan Races Liberation Army. They started to blow up bridges, ambush roads and abduct local businessmen, many of whom were murdered. In 1948, a state of emergency was declared and British and Commonwealth Troops entered the jungle to kill or capture their former allies. This proved no easy task, for their enemy had been well trained during the war by British instructors.
The emergency or ‘The Undeclared War’ lasted until 1960, when the remnants of the terrorists finally accepted an amnesty. The novel ‘Jungle Haven’ is the sequel to that of ‘Strange Alliance’. The story restarts in July 1952 as the book’s two main characters, Royal Marines Sgt Major Jim Muir and Sgt Peter Blake, are coming to the end of their unit’s two-year stint fighting the terrorists. They have just completed their last patrol and are about to prepare for the move to Singapore then onward to Malta in the troopship Dilwara.