Stockwin S Maritime Miscellany
DOWNLOAD
Download Stockwin S Maritime Miscellany PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Stockwin S Maritime Miscellany book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Stockwin S Maritime Miscellany
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-31
Stockwin S Maritime Miscellany written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-31 with Games & Activities categories.
Lt Cdr Julian Stockwin shares his love and knowledge of the sea in this entertaining collection of maritime stories and little-known trivia. Featuring nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy, it is packed with informative tales. Focusing on the glory days of tall ships he explores marine myths and unearths the truth behind commonly held beliefs about the sea, such as whether Lord Nelson's body was really pickled in rum to transport it back to England after his death at Trafalgar. Interspersed throughout are salty sayings showing the modern words and phrases that originate from the mariners of old - 'cut of his jib', 'high and dry', 'the coast is clear', 'first rate' and 'slush fund'. Accompanied by nostalgic black and white line drawings Stockwin's Maritime Miscellany is a charming giftbook guaranteed to appeal to the sailing enthusiast, but also amuse and inform even the staunchest landlubber.
Tyger
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-08
Tyger written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-08 with Great Britain categories.
Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story - 'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' Guardian The greatest naval trial in the Georgian period is underway at Portsmouth with the court martial of Sir Home Popham, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd's commanding officer in the doomed occupation of Buenos Aires. Kydd has some sympathy for Popham's unauthorised action but his support for his former commander leaves him athwart some very influential people in the Admiralty. With his frigate L'Aurore unfit for sea, Kydd is given a commission that some hope will destroy his career. Tyger has recently mutinied but instead of having her company dispersed around the fleet as is customary, the ship is pressed into immediate service in the North Sea. Kydd faces a crew still under some malign influence. Enemies aboard and on the high seas are just the start of the problem. Soon he will have to take his untested and untrustworthy crew into the Baltic and there they will get entangled with Napoleon's invasion of Prussia. The stakes are desperate, the task seemingly impossible and the French implacable. But the only way for Kydd to avoid disgrace is to gamble his reputation and crew on a crazy mission to snatch a Prussian division out of the jaws of Napoleon's advancing army. Will he return home once more a hero, or himself face a court martial?
Kydd
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-08-30
Kydd written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with Fiction categories.
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.
The Silk Tree
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2014-11-06
The Silk Tree written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with Fiction categories.
"Julian Stockwin, a master of the historic novel, writes with a zeal, re-creating ancient times, with fast-paced prose, vivid characters, and matchless authenticity." - QUARTERDECK MAGAZINE Rome 549 AD. Forced to flee the city, merchant Nicander and legionary Marius escape to a new life in Constantinople. Determined to make their fortune, they plot a number of outrageous money-making schemes, until they chance upon their greatest idea yet. Armed with an audacious plan to steal precious silk seeds from the faraway land of Seres, Nicander and Marius must embark upon a terrifying and treacherous journey across unknown realms. But first they must deceive the powerful ruler Justinian and the rest of his formidable Byzantine Empire in order to begin their voyage into the unknown. In an adventurous tale of mischief and deception, Nicander and Marius face danger of the highest order, where nothing in the land of the Roman Empire is quite what it seems.
The Powder Of Death
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd
Release Date : 2016-08-18
The Powder Of Death written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Allison & Busby Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-18 with Fiction categories.
"Powder smoke and the stench of brimstone waft off the pages." - QUARTERDECK MAGAZINE1261. Oxford, England. An envoy returns from the land of the Tartars to meet with an English scholar and share a deadly secret. The two men vow that the knowledge of gunpowder must die with them as the consequences are otherwise too fatal to contemplate.1290. After his quiet life is shattered by tragedy, blacksmith Jared begins a pilgrimage from England to the Holy Land. The adventure that follows sees Jared join a holy crusade and encounter men from distant Cathay who harbour the secret of huo yao. So begins one man's obsession with the powder of death and a king's resolution to change the very nature of warfare . . .
A Mariner S Miscellany
DOWNLOAD
Author : Peter H. Spectre
language : en
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Release Date : 2005
A Mariner S Miscellany written by Peter H. Spectre and has been published by Sheridan House, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Boats and boating categories.
This book is both an engaging compendium of nautical knowledge and a random accounting of the ways of the sea. It is the product of Peter H. Spectre's lifelong fascination with the sea, a guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of a way of life that is as old as civilization.
Seaflower
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2004-04-06
Seaflower written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-06 with British categories.
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.
Brilliant Beacons A History Of The American Lighthouse
DOWNLOAD
Author : Eric Jay Dolin
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2016-04-18
Brilliant Beacons A History Of The American Lighthouse written by Eric Jay Dolin and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with History categories.
"What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses—a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." —Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages In this "magnificent compendium" (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing "illuminate[s] the history of America itself" (Entertainment Weekly). Treating readers to a memorable cast of characters and "fascinating anecdotes" (New York Review of Books), Dolin shows how the story of the nation, from a regional backwater colony to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses—from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, and all the way to Alaska and Hawaii. A Captain and Classic Boat Best Nautical Book of 2016
Thunderer
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-10-07
Thunderer written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-07 with Fiction categories.
'Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about Britain's Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer is a suspenseful journey' Quarterdeck 1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London he's greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being part of a standing fleet Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels of gunnery and sail-handling capabilities are intolerable to a fighting captain like Kydd. With the ship short of men and no incentives to attract more, can he ever bring Thunderer to a proper state of fighting preparedness? Kydd is sent to reinforce the Baltic squadron as Bonaparte's vast army invades Russia. News reaches him of French victory at the Battle of Borodino. The road to Moscow is now open. To avert total French victory, Kydd must lead a vital convoy through battle and tempest to the aid of Britain's last ally. Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series 'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily Express 'This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail' Nautical Magazine 'Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book' Historical Naval Society
The Privateer S Revenge
DOWNLOAD
Author : Julian Stockwin
language : en
Publisher: Kydd Sea Adventures
Release Date : 2009-10
The Privateer S Revenge written by Julian Stockwin and has been published by Kydd Sea Adventures this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Fiction categories.
"In this ninth installment in the Kydd series, Lieutenant Thomas Kydd faces implacable enemies in high places as he reels from the death of his fiancée and the loss of his brig, Teazer. Framed and unfairly dismissed from his ship, he and his friend Renzi struggle to survive in Guernesy while they attempt to clear Kydd's name. Then Renzi is hired by a mysterious nobleman and reluctantly engages in covert operations, while Kydd becomes captain of a deadly privateer. Kydd cannot forget his lost honor, however, a seizes one final chance for revenge and restoration"--Page 2 of cover.