Hazardous Duty: Kinkaid with the Northern Fleet
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1479341541 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Army brat. BA in Anthropology from Ithaca College; MSW from Syracuse University. Served in US Navy as Radarman aboard U.S.S. Smith World War II trilogy that follows a squad of 1st Infantry Division soldiers to North Africa, Sicily, and then Europe, based on documented history as well as stories my father told me. Historical fiction novels include the Jonathan Kinkaid nautical fiction series (with more to come) that follows an American naval officer during the Revolutionary War; the ep
From the warm waters of the Caribbean and being in command, now Kinkaid finds himself back in the frigid waters and cloudy environs of the North Atlantic; and part of a small fleet of ships where he is just another unknown captain who feels he must measure up to men like John Paul Jones. Also, "Uprising" was written with a warm and breezy dash where the characters reflected the Caribbean itself, sunny, colorful and larger than life. From the Author The mood in "Hazardous Duty" is in stark contrast to "Uprising," the volume that precedes it. . This book is darker, both in atmosphere and character depiction, and presents I believe a truer description of life aboard an 18th century ship of war
Braving not only the foul and frigid weather of northern waters, Kinkaid must contend with an inexperienced crew, a badly leaking ship, and personality clashes among senior officers; one of them being the bold and aggressive John Paul Jones, in command of the Frigate Alfred, not to mention trying to evade a strong and powerful British force that hopes to trap and destroy the fleet in the Gulf of St. Another high seas adventure from the pen of the American nautical fiction writer, Michael Winston. Lawrence. Cover art by the author.. "Hazardous Duty," is the third volume of the Kinkaid Series and finds our intrepid captain in command of the 18-gun sloop of war, Ranger, tasked with scouting duties for the Continental Fleet
"Review" according to J. I have read the other books in this series and enjoyed them very much. Having said that, this was my least favorite. Perhaps this because I felt the other ones each seemed to have more of a purpose within the story than I felt this one did. This one also had quite a few typos in it, especially towards the end. It also seemed to have a few timeline conflicts with the next book. This was still a good read however and I would recommend this series.. Good new series Red It is nice to find a series about the US side of things with so many books about the Royal Navy, which I also love. Winston has good, inventive plots that teach us about little known aspects of the Revolutionary War at sea.. Fun quick read! Amazon Customer Like all Winston's other books in this series, this is a fun light naval adventure. I've grown to genuinely like the characters, and the plot and pacing are solid. It's not O'Brian, but then who is ;-)