Balkan Glory
Thomas Kydd 23
$48.00
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2021
Summary
‘Balkan Glory is an epic chapter in the splendid Kydd canon, weaving knotty political gambits with stirring naval actions, expressively re-creating the often harsh reality Jack Tars witnessed within their wooden walls during the Napoleonic Wars’ - Quarterdeck
- The Adriatic, the ‘French Lake’, is now the most valuable territory Napoleon Bonaparte possesses. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd finds his glorious return to England cut short when the Admiralty summons him to lead a squa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473698765 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473698766 |
| Author: | Julian Stockwin |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 158mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Thomas Kydd |
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In Stockwin’s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world– Guardian
In Stockwin’s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world - Guardian
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 - Literature WorksBalkan Glory is an epic chapter in the splendid Kydd canon, weaving knotty political gambits with stirring naval actions, expressively re-creating the often harsh reality Jack Tars witnessed within their wooden walls during the Napoleonic Wars - QuarterdeckAbout The Author
Julian Stockwin
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.
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