Thunderer
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- Author：Julian Stockwin
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Eric
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Yet another of my many seafaring tales of wooden ships and iron men。 The British Navy in the days of sail。 This one dovetailed nicely with another book I recently finished about champagne of all things。 Both books dived into Napoleon's failed attempt in conquering Russia。 Napoleon， the antichrist。"Thunderer" chronicles the rise of our main character from commanding a frigate to a ship of the line。 A 74 gun behemoth， along with large ship politics。 And sadly this tale recounts the historical loss Yet another of my many seafaring tales of wooden ships and iron men。 The British Navy in the days of sail。 This one dovetailed nicely with another book I recently finished about champagne of all things。 Both books dived into Napoleon's failed attempt in conquering Russia。 Napoleon， the antichrist。"Thunderer" chronicles the rise of our main character from commanding a frigate to a ship of the line。 A 74 gun behemoth， along with large ship politics。 And sadly this tale recounts the historical loss of almost 1400 men in the wrecks of "St。 George" and "Defence" during a wicked storm in the Baltic Sea。 Gives added meaning to the terrible threat of a "lee shore。" 。。。more
Matthew
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Probably my least favourite Kydd novel yet。 Nothing of much import seems to go on， and a lot of events seem to be skipped between， as though nothing happens in between。 This seems to me to happen to a lot of longer running series and sad to see it here。Any Strife that seems to happen to Kydd himself （and this is a long running issue now I think about it） is not his fault， or a random stupid descision that Renzi rescues him from， with 0 consequence。It should also be said that this doesn't live up Probably my least favourite Kydd novel yet。 Nothing of much import seems to go on， and a lot of events seem to be skipped between， as though nothing happens in between。 This seems to me to happen to a lot of longer running series and sad to see it here。Any Strife that seems to happen to Kydd himself （and this is a long running issue now I think about it） is not his fault， or a random stupid descision that Renzi rescues him from， with 0 consequence。It should also be said that this doesn't live up to the name， as there is barely a sniff of powder in the book。 。。。more
Mike Hay
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Another Great storyGreat story as always。 Enjoyed it very much， have read all so far。 Waiting anxiously for the next one of the series。
Douglas lapsley
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This series just keeps getting better and better the further we get into the napoleonic warJulian stockwin really knows how to bring the navy to life in every detail and cannot wait to read the next book
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