{"product_id":"9781473699175-yankee-mission","title":"Yankee Mission","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Kydd 25\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. This\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewill be the twenty-fifth novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eYankee Mission\u003c\/i\u003e is a jewel in Julian Stockwin's crown as a master in naval fiction, with a ship-to-ship fight so vivid that the battle's sounds and scents fly off the pages like lethal wooden splinters' - \u003ci\u003eQuarterdeck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1812. \u003c\/b\u003eOff the coast of Brazil, HMS \u003ci\u003eJava\u003c\/i\u003e, a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS \u003ci\u003eConstitution\u003c\/i\u003e - signaling across the world's oceans a challenge to Britain's naval premiership that cannot be ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in England Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is enjoying a moment of normal life with his wife and his newborn son. With his \u003ci\u003eThunderer\u003c\/i\u003e in dock receiving some well-earned repairs he is, momentarily, without a command. It's a position the Admiralty does not leave him in for long, and he is soon given a mission: engage the young republic in a fair fight, frigate against frigate, and restore the Navy's reputation. And they have just the ship and crew for him .\u003ci\u003e Tyger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    But on reaching the US east coast, Kydd and his trusted Tygers realise that the hardest part of their mission will be drawing out one of the Yankee men-o'-war to engage in battle - especially once the Americans get wind of his purpose. It's a tall order, requiring every ounce of the crew's guile and persistence - and when fortune turns against them, Kydd finds not only his career, but his life, hanging in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very readable and enjoyable story . I can only recommend that you go out, beg, borrow or buy, and enjoy' - Bernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The characterization is first-class, and the reader quickly becomes involved with all that happens' - \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40877404258401,"sku":"9781473699175","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27650376.jpg?v=1721991999","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473699175-yankee-mission","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}