{"product_id":"yankee-mission-4785","title":"Yankee Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1812. \u003c\/b\u003eOff the coast of Brazil, HMS \u003ci\u003eJava\u003c\/i\u003e, a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS \u003ci\u003eConstitution\u003c\/i\u003e - signaling across the world's oceans challenge to Britain's naval premiership that cannot be ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Back in England Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is enjoying a moment of normal life with his wife and his newborn son. His \u003ci\u003eThunderer\u003c\/i\u003e is in the docks receiving some well-earned repairs. He is, momentarily, without a command. It's a position the Admiralty does not leave him in for long, and he is soon given a mission: engage the young republic in a fair fight, frigate against frigate, and restore the Navy's reputation. And they have just the ship and crew for him . . .\u003ci\u003e Tyger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     But on reaching the US east coast, Kydd and his trusted Tygers realise that the hardest part of their mission will be drawing out one of the Yankee men-o'-war to engage in battle - especially once the Americans get wind of his purpose. It's a tall order, requiring every ounce of the crew's guile and persistence - and when fortune turns against them, Kydd finds not only his career, but his life, hanging in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very readable and enjoyable story . . . I can only recommend that you go out, beg, borrow or buy, and enjoy' - Bernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The characterization is first-class, and the reader quickly becomes involved with all that happens' - \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787514179763,"sku":"9781473699144","price":920.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477376519781473699144.jpg?v=1762820800","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/yankee-mission-4785","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}