Tenacious - Softcover

Stockwin, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340832215 ISBN 13: 9780340832219

Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, 2005

Synopsis

Thomas Kydd, Lieutenant, takes command of the ship Tenacious in this riveting sailing adventure. Part of a small squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, Kydd searches the Mediterranean for Napoleon and his army. Kydd's ambition leads him to volunteer for shore service where he's instrumental with the British army in the capture of Minorca and later to the Battle of the Nile. Ultimately the currents of war force Kydd to face his toughest challenge yet: the siege of Acre, where a handful of British seamen under the command of Sir Sidney Smith must stand against a seemingly unconquerable army of more than 13,000.

About this title

From the Author:

The more I researched for this book, the more I came to believe that it was not Trafalgar that was Nelson’s finest hour – to my mind that came seven years earlier, in the shallow, sandy waters of Aboukir Bay, off the coast of Alexandria – at the Battle of the Nile – and an engagement which is central to this book. Tom Kydd actually meets his great hero Lord Nelson and is eye witness to his tumultuous welcome at Naples after the great victory. It is always a challenge for a writer to deal with real characters from history but no historical fiction writer dealing with the great age of sail can ignore Nelson. It was with some humility that I wrote my brief pen portrait, and I trust it gives some small insights into both the seamanship and the humanity of the man.

From the Back Cover:

Lieutenant Thomas Kydd takes his rightful place upon the quarterdeck, but the decisions he must make will test him to the limit!

The sixth book in the Kydd series finds Thomas Kydd aboard Tenacious, part of a small squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson. Its mission is to scour the Mediterranean and locate Napoleon and his army. Kydd’s newly fired ambition leads him to volunteer for shore service with the British army in the capture of Minorca. Later, he faces the great ships-of-the-line at the Battle of the Nile as the British take on the French in a no-holds-barred struggle for supremacy in southern waters. But there is one more test to come: the siege of Acre, where Kydd and a handful of British seamen under the command of Sir Sidney Smith face an army of thirteen thousand!

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0340832215
• ISBN 13: 9780340832219
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352