Kydd

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743216679
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
From internationally bestselling author Julian Stockwell comes a dramatic story closely based on real events following one man’s journey as he becomes a true sailor and defender of Britain. Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister is under pressure to intimidate the French and dispatches a Navy squadron to appear off the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the crew of the ninety-eight-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all he goes through, amid dangers of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen, taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain at war. Kydd launches a masterly writing talent and is the first installment of a thrilling new series. Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its best, rich with action, exceptional characters, and a page-turning narrative.

Quarterdeck

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493071351
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797, Thomas Kydd must now sit an examination to confirm his rank—or face an inglorious return before the mast. But this is only the first of many obstacles for a man who was pressed into the King's service and discovered a calling for the sea. Kydd is from humble origins, yet he attains the lofty heights of the quarterdeck as an officer in His Majesty's Navy. If he is to avoid spending the rest of his career as a tarpaulin officer, he must also become a gentleman. Kydd and his enigmatic friend Nicholas Renzi set sail in HMS Tenacious for the North American station. Aboard the old 64-gun ship, Kydd comes to doubt he will ever match up to the high-born gentlemen officers.

Trust and Mistrust in International Relations

Author: Andrew H. Kydd
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691133883
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
Trust and international relations -- Fear and the origins of the Cold War -- European cooperation and the rebirth of Germany -- Reassurance and the end of the Cold War -- Trust and mistrust in the post-Cold War era.

Seaflower

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743214633
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Internationally bestselling author Stockwin's seafaring hero, young Thomas Kydd, comes of age in this third epic naval adventure set in the Great Age of Sail.

Quick + Simple = Delicious: Genius, Hassle-free Cooking

Author: Emily Kydd
Publisher: Kyle Books
ISBN: 0857836560
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Every day there are mouths to feed and meals to cook and yet of course this is often just one in a very long list of tasks that also need to be accomplished and so it's no surprise that the perennial question 'What's for dinner?' causes our stress levels to rise. Thankfully, Quick + Simple = Delicious provides a very intelligent solution as it proves that if you use just add together a few simple ingredients (plus a few store-cupboard essentials like oil and flour etc) and throw in a little know-how, the result is delicious food with maximum flavour and minimum fuss: sourdough + tomatoes + olives + garlic + chicken = Sicilian chicken traybake pastry case + vanilla ice cream + peaches + raspberries = peach melba tart. This book is guaranteed to make your meals tastier and your life easier. There are recipes for dinners, desserts and lunches and brunches, all the ingredients are presented visually so you can see what you need at a glance and the cooking instructions are as simple as 1, 2, 3. It's amazing when being a maths whizz comes this easy!

Mutiny

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416589740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
In the grand tradition of Patrick O'Brian, this new installment in Julian Stockwin's epic Napoleonic-era naval adventure series re-creates one of history's most notorious naval insurrections. With all the wind-whipped passion and salty authenticity that only a veteran naval lieutenant commander could bring to the fiction table, bestselling author Julian Stockwin continues the acclaimed saga of seaman Thomas Paine Kydd as he takes on the most perilous venture of his career. The year is 1797. Kydd has been at sea four long, hard years, ever since he was pressed into service. Despite that inauspicious start to his naval career, he has learned to love his life aboard ship. It's in his blood. It's in his soul. Having now risen to the rate of master's mate, Kydd volunteers to join the crew of the frigate Bacchante in a mission to rescue a British diplomat mired in the hostilities of Napoleon's siege of Venice. The city is surrounded. It will soon fall to Napoleon, and the diplomat will be trapped unless Kydd and the men from Bacchante can help him escape. Stockwin's rousing narrative follows Kydd and his mysterious seafaring mate Nicholas Renzi across the Mediterranean to a rendezvous with danger, and then back toward an even greater challenge -- a harrowing fleet mutiny. As the king's loyal servant, Kydd must decide whether to join his shipmates in their uprising. The cause is just -- sailors' pay has not been raised for a century and a half! But to mutiny is to commit the ultimate treason against king and country. Will Kydd honor his pledge to his sovereign lord, or will he stand by his friends? Kydd faces the most difficult decision of his life in this richly nuanced novel from a master storyteller whose naval expertise and love for the sea shine through on every page.

Crash. Ediz. italiana e inglese

Author: Johnnie Shand Kydd
Publisher: Damiani Limited
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Johnnie Shand Kydd: Crash ISBN 88-89431-57-1 / 978-88-89431-57-3 Hardcover, 9.5 x 11 in. / 220 pgs / 200 duotones. / U.S. $50.00 CDN $60.00 September / Photography

Privateer's Revenge

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1590132203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
Following the loss of his fiancée, Lieutenant Thomas Kydd descends into depression in this installment of the riveting nautical-adventure series. Rescued from despair by his close friend Renzi, Kydd finds life increasingly difficult when he is framed and dismissed from his ship. The pair eke out a pitiful existence in Guernsey, where, in a moment of desperation, Renzi offers his services to the Prince de Bouillon and becomes embroiled in covert operations. Meanwhile, Kydd accepts the captaincy of a privateer and is soon taking many prizes. Kydd longs to rejoin his rightful place in the navy, however, and when he gets his chance, he risks all for revenge and restoration.

Artemis

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: McBooks Press
ISBN: 9781493068814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
In the great age of fighting sail, life ranging the seas for prey and prize money in the crack frigate HMS Artemis is fast and exciting. Now a true Jack Tar, Kydd sails into Portsmouth Harbour and a hero's welcome after a ferocious battle against the French. However, his jubilation is cut short when a family matter threatens to take him from the life he has grown to love; he must return to Guildford. But the sea beckons irresistibly and Kydd manages to ship out again in his beloved Artemis - a voyage that will take him to the fabled East and present him with fierce challenges, both personal and physical. Finally homeward bound, he faces death itself in the cruel waters of the Great Southern Ocean.

Caribbee

Author: Julian Stockwin
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444712071
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - Guardian More than a decade ago, Thomas Kydd and Nicholas Renzi were in the Caribbean as sailors before the mast in the old Trajan. Now Kydd, a storied hero of Trafalgar, holds the glory of being post-captain of the 32-gun frigate, L'Aurore. After unremitting war a Caribbean posting seems a welcome respite. But Kydd and Renzi soon find themselves facing a familiar threat as the French imperil Britain's vital sugar trade. When merchantmen begin vanishing from the sea, Kydd and Renzi must embark on a dangerous game of espionage, seamanship and breath-taking action in order to destroy a new and terrible danger to the Empire. ********************* What readers are saying about CARIBBEE 'A proper swashbuckling affair' - 5 stars 'Totally amazing!' - 5 stars 'Loved this book' - 5 stars 'A real find' - 5 stars 'A gripping read' - 5 stars