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The Race for the Empire begins… Captain Kydd joins an expedition to take Dutch-held Cape Town, a strategic imperative to secure the rich trade-route to India. But even if the British can defeat the enemy and take possession of the capital, there is still more fighting to be done.Kydd and his men must defend the fragile colony from attacks by the enemy from all sides, while braving the wild beasts and hostile environment of Africa's vast and savage hinterland.
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"‘This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail.’ NAUTICAL MAGAZINE ‘Stockwin's descriptions of the bloody reality of naval combat 200 years ago are memorably vivid.’ YORKSHIRE EVENING POST"
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