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Audiobooks to Go!
Posted on July 1, 2014 7 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] I know there are quite a number of Kydd fans who find the audiobooks a boon, especially on long commutes. But you have to have a good narrator! I’m fortunate to have someone of the calibre of Christian Rodska in […]
From Sea Scout to Master of the Lady Nelson
Posted on June 9, 2014 2 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] Brian Hodgson is a volunteer master for the replica brig Lady Nelson and has many years’ maritime experience under his belt. I met Brian on my last visit to Tasmania, where he offered me the great honour of taking the […]
Who Really Sank Bismarck, the Pride of Hitler’s Fleet?
Posted on May 27, 2014 38 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] Iain Ballantyne’s blog on submarines of the Cold War generated quite a deal of interest so I’m delighted to welcome Iain back again as a Guest Blogger, this time his topic is slaying the myths of the battleship Bismarck. Iain […]
Why Jane Austen Loves a Sailor
Posted on May 14, 2014 2 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] This month saw the paperback launch of ‘Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England’ by Roy and Lesley Adkins. The book is a fascinating and spirited account of life ashore in Kydd’s day. I had the pleasure of meeting the Adkins in […]
The Naval Medals of England and most particularly during the Reign of George III
Posted on May 4, 2014 2 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] Sim Comfort has built up a wonderfully eclectic treasure trove of coins, medals, paintings, swords and other naval items over many decades. He’s written and published a number of very fine books on the weapons and memorabilia of the Age […]
Salute to John Chancellor, Maritime Painter
Posted on April 6, 2014 14 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] To my mind John Chancellor ranks with the finest maritime painters who’ve ever lived. I regret that he’s not as well known as he deserves to be but a Retrospective Exhibition later this month in the Devon town of Brixham […]
Challenges of Translation
Posted on March 22, 2014 3 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] The Kydd books have been translated into a number of languages around the world. This month the Japanese edition of TREACHERY is published and Yoko Ohmori, translator of the Kydd books into Japanese, shares some of her thoughts. As well […]
The Last of Her Kind
Posted on February 14, 2014 15 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] I once asked Kathy whether she would like to live aboard a boat instead of buying a house but for some reason she did not seem to warm to this idea. The concept has always appealed, though, and when Bruce […]
‘Let Me See the Stuff of History!’
Posted on January 25, 2014 1 Comment
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] Having enjoyed James McGuane’s book Heart of Oak, a superb collection of photographs that conveys a truly moving visual sense of what life was like in Nelson’s navy, I was intrigued to learn that he’s brought out another book – […]
Christmas at Sea
Posted on December 23, 2013 25 Comments
[To leave a comment go right to the end of the page and just enter it in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box] Christmas ashore is a jolly time of fun and festivities where families and friends get together to eat and drink and exchange gifts. But having a number of salty Yuletides under my belt […]
Julian Stockwin 