To the Eastern Seas - Thomas Kydd 22

Zusatztext The novel's prose is fast paced and engaging . . . Stockwin's considerable experience of the Navy shines through to provide informative and shrewd observations throughout. There is so much here for those who are fans of seafaring adventures! but also an excellently sustained sense of the history! politically and socially! of the period. A highly recommended swashbuckler of a novel Informationen zum Autor Julian Stockwin was sent at the age of fourteen to Indefatigable , a tough sea-training school. He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for eight years in the Far East, Antarctic waters and the South Seas. In Vietnam he saw active service in a carrier task force. After leaving the Navy (rated Petty Officer), Julian practised as an educational psychologist. He lived for some time in Hong Kong, where he was commissioned into the Royal Naval Reserve. He was awarded the MBE and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He now lives in Devon with his wife Kathy. More information can be found on his website at www.julianstockwin.com. Klappentext Paperback edition of the 20th book in the series featuring Thomas Kydd, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Zusammenfassung Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail: To the Eastern Seas will be the twentieth novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Julian Stockwin, Stockwin Julian
• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.09.2020
• EAN: 9781473698727
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-9872-7
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Serie: Thomas Kydd
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Sea Stories, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, FICTION / Historical / Renaissance, Mediterranean Sea, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Empires & historical states, Historical states and empires: Europe