{"product_id":"the-spoils-of-conquest-isbn-9780755379095","title":"The Spoils of Conquest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1798: Old enemies, Nelson and Napoleon, launch a new war in the east - and to the victor go the spoils . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unputdownable sixth historical naval adventure from a master of maritime storytelling. Seth Hunter's gripping series is the perfect read for fans of Julian Stockwin and Patrick O'Brian. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The action is handled with complete assurance and all matters nautical carry the requisite salty whiff of authenticity . . . Hunter keeps the plot continually on the boil.' \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mouth of the Nile, 9th August, 1798:\u003c\/b\u003e Admiral Nelson has sent Captain Nathan Peake on a desperate journey across the Middle East to convey a grim warning to British India. Bonaparte's army is poised to deliver a fatal blow to the source of Britain's wealth and power by marching overland to India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArriving in Bombay, Nathan takes command of the East India Company's naval wing - the Bombay Marine - an under-armed and poorly crewed flotilla of sloops and gunboats.\u003cbr\u003eWith these meagre resources he must stop the flow of French supplies to their Indian ally and protect the Company's trade from the pirates and privateers swarming in the Bay of Bengal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Nathan discovers the truth behind the East India Company's honourable facade he confronts some tough personal choices - and a crisis of conscience even more threatening than the enemy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about THE SPOILS OF CONQUEST:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Seth Hunter's \u003cb\u003efine mixture of fact and fiction\u003c\/b\u003e has \u003cb\u003ekept me hungry to read on\u003c\/b\u003e all the way through. \u003cb\u003eWonderful!\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003echaracters are engaging\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eaction exciting\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003ebackground nicely researched\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Seth Hunter's] \u003cb\u003ewriting style is first class\u003c\/b\u003e as he \u003cb\u003ekeeps the story moving quickly\u003c\/b\u003e forward, providing \u003cb\u003egraphic description\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003einjecting humour\u003c\/b\u003e, and always \u003cb\u003ea plausible scenario\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892383117541,"sku":"NP9780755379095","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_f4ef2db0-0323-4b58-b41c-1f24a96c851f.jpg?v=1773106836","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-spoils-of-conquest-isbn-9780755379095","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}