Bibliograph

To the eastern seas, Julian Stockwin ; maps by Rodney Paull

Type

Label

To the eastern seas, Julian Stockwin ; maps by Rodney Paull

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

To the eastern seas

Oclc number

1227972420

Responsibility statement

Julian Stockwin ; maps by Rodney Paull

Series statement

Thomas Kydd, 22

Summary

With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown. The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region - there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the Moluccas, rather than the fortresses one by one but is fiercely opposed. Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a triumphant conclusion - however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East stretches Kydd and Tyger's company to their very limits

Target audience

adult

Classification