Inferno
Stockwin, Julian2016
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1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd's famous sea action aboard Tyger has snatched his reputation from ignominy. He is the hero of the hour. But though Britain's Navy remains imperious, a succession of battles has seen Napoleon victorious on mainland Europe. In an attempt to prevent the French from taking control of Denmark's navy, Kydd's great friend Nicholas Renzi - now Lord Farndon - is sent on a desperate diplomatic mission to persuade the Danes to give up their fleet to Britain. But the Danes are caught between two implacable forces and will not yield, opting instead for the inferno of battle ...
Main title:
Inferno / Julian Stockwin.
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Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2016.London Hodder & Stoughton, 2016.©2016
Collation:
xiv, 445 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Kydd sea adventures ; 17.
ISBN:
9781444785487
Dewey class:
STOC
Language:
English
Subject:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- FictionSeafaring life -- FictionSailors -- FictionShip captains -- FictionNaval battles -- FictionKydd, Thomas (Fictitious character) -- FictionGreat Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- FictionEurope -- History -- 1789-1815 -- FictionSea story fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
16978
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