Storm and Conquest - The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10 (Paperback, Main)


The Indian Ocean, 1809. At stake: Britain's commercial lifeline to India and naval supremacy. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power since Trafalgar was destroyed. Storm and Conquest brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes, and those who survived to drive the French from the Eastern seas. All shared a need to prove themselves - to make a career, or a fortune, or a marriage - in places which could be at once magnificent and terrifying.

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The Indian Ocean, 1809. At stake: Britain's commercial lifeline to India and naval supremacy. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power since Trafalgar was destroyed. Storm and Conquest brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes, and those who survived to drive the French from the Eastern seas. All shared a need to prove themselves - to make a career, or a fortune, or a marriage - in places which could be at once magnificent and terrifying.

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General

Imprint

Faber and Faber

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

September 2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

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Dimensions

196 x 126 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

380

Edition

Main

ISBN-13

978-0-571-22467-8

Barcode

9780571224678

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LSN

0-571-22467-9



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