‘Yankee Mission<\/i> 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’ – Quarterdeck<\/i><\/b>
1812. <\/b>Off the coast of Brazil, HMS Java<\/i>, a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS Constitution<\/i> – signaling across the world’s oceans a challenge to Britain’s naval premiership that cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n
Back in EnglandCaptainSir Thomas Kydd is enjoying a moment of normal life with his wife and his newborn son. With his Thunderer<\/i> 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 . . . Tyger<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Praise for Julian Stockwin’s Kydd series:<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n
‘A very readable and enjoyable story . . . I can only recommend that you go out, beg, borrow or buy, and enjoy’ – Bernard Cornwell<\/p>\n
‘In Stockwin’s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world’ – Guardian<\/i><\/p>\n
‘The characterization is first-class, and the reader quickly becomes involved with all that happens’ – Historical Novels Review<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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