{"product_id":"yankee-mission","title":"Yankee Mission","description":"1812. Off the coast of Brazil, HMS Java, a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS Constitution - signaling across the world's oceans a 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. With his Thunderer in dock 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 . . . Tyger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But on reaching the US east coast, Kydd and his trusted Tygers realizes 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  ","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57646674248015,"sku":"9781473699175","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781473699175_1-yankee-mission.jpg?v=1778220918","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/yankee-mission","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}