Julian Stockwin Kydd Series 4 Books Collection Set (Quarterdeck, Tenacious, Treachery, Invasion)

Titles in This Set : QuarterdeckTenaciousTreacheryInvasion Condition : BRAND NEWFormat : PaperbackISBN : 9789124181475 QuarterdeckThomas Kydd was promoted to acting lieutenant at the bloody Battle of Camperdown in October 1797. Now, he must 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. TenaciousThomas Paine Kydd is in Halifax enjoying the recognition and favour of his fellow officers when Tenacious is summoned to join Horatio Nelson's taskforce on an urgent reconnaissance mission. Intelligence suggests the French Revolution is about to set the Mediterranean ablaze, but Bonaparte's fleet is nowhere to be found. TreacheryThomas Kydd has dragged himself up in the navy from press-ganged seaman to captain of his own ship. Now he faces disgrace.After losing favour with his superiors, and suffering terrible personal tragedy, Kydd and his ship are sent to guard the Channel Islands from Napoleon's forces. When he is brutally betrayed off the Normandy Coast and removed from command, only. InvasionNapoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain, and Commander Thomas Kydd's ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast. His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the Channel Islands, and reunited with his ship Teazer, Kydd seizes the chance to fight for his country. Then Kydd is abruptly withdrawn from the fleet and sent back to Dover on a secret mission to guard a mysterious American inventor. About The Author :A great fan of real ale, Julian also dotes on his two Siamese cats, Ming and Mae. They sometimes interfere with his writing but as all cat lovers attest, they can do no wrong...He was born in Basingstoke but as his father was a headmaster the family moved around quite a bit, including a few years in Sheerness. No one else in his family was in the Navy but Julian was captivated by the thought of adventure on the high seas! Although he gained a place at a grammar school Julian's concentration suffered. With the thought of knocking some sense into his son Julian's father sent him at the age of fourteen to Indefatigable, a tough sea-training school. There, navigation and ropework won out over Latin and maths.He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served in the Far East, Antarctic waters and the South Seas. In Vietnam he saw active service in a carrier task force. He trained as a traditional shipwright and he believes should he find himself aboard an Age of Sail man-o-war he would probably feel quite at home.