J D Davies 3 Books Collection Set (Destiny's Tide, Battle's Flood, Armada's Wake)

Titles in This Set : Destiny's TideBattle's FloodArmada's Wake Condition : BRAND NEWFormat : PaperbackISBN : 9789124191610 Destiny's TideJack Stannard has spent his whole life at sea, enduring savage beatings from his father and the furious aggression of whip-cracking storms. But a more cruel and dangerous foe is on the horizon.When Henry VIII dissolves the monasteries and wages war against France and Scotland simultaneously, Jack must take up his family destiny at the head of the Dunwich fleet.But enemy blades may be the least of his problems. Aging ships, treacherous rivals and ghosts from the past all threaten to interfere with the war effort. Battle's FloodCaptain Jack Stannard showed his worth in the Battle of the Solent. But little did he know how his actions there would change his life forever.After a lucky escape at sea, he is drawn to Elizabeth I's spymaster Francis Walsingham, who sets Jack on an extraordinary mission to Africa and the Caribbean in company with two unscrupulous sea captains, John Hawkins and Francis Drake.Stannard may be a man of the sea at heart, but for the former Dunwich lad, this is adventure on a new and unprecedented scale, from the force of a hurricane to the might of the Spanish fleet. Armada's Wake1588: The greatest naval force of its age bears down upon England. As a devastating battle looms, a nation holds its breath. Jack Stannard, grandson of the original Jack, is stationed on Drake's warship Revenge. His father, Tom, commands his own vessel and even his grandfather is close by. Each must be ready for the greatest battle of their lives.Everything is at stake: the fleet, the Queen, England and behind it all something even more binding. Family. On every front they must triumph... About The Author :J D Davies was educated at Llanelli Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford, where he completed a doctorate in 17th century naval history. He taught History for thirty years, chiefly at Bedford Modern School, where he also served as a Deputy Headmaster. He won the Samuel Pepys prize in 2009 for his book, 'Pepys's Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-89', won the Anderson prize in 2017 for 'Kings of the Sea;, was shortlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime Literary Award in 2014 for 'Britannia's Dragon: A Naval History of Wales', and is also a previous winner of the Julian Corbett prize for naval history. His acclaimed series of naval historical fiction, 'The Journals of Matthew Quinton' - described in 'The Times' as 'a series of real panache' - has been published in the UK, North America and Germany. He has also written the 'Jack Stannard of the Navy Royal' trilogy set in the Tudor age and is currently writing the Philippe Kermorvant series set in the French Revolutionary Wars. David is the chairman of the Society for Nautical Research and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.