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Hunter, Seth

 
9780755379071: The Spoils of Conquest: A fast-moving naval adventure in the rise of the British Empire
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ISBN 10 : 0755379071 ISBN 13 : 9780755379071
Editeur : Headline Review, 2013

Synopsis

The Mouth of the Nile, 9th August, 1798: 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.

Arriving 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.
With 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.

But 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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Seth Hunter is the pseudonym of the author of a number of highly acclaimed and prize-winning adult and children's novels. He has written and directed many historical dramas for television, radio and the theatre. Seth Hunter lives in London.

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Éditeur
Headline Review
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0755379071
ISBN 13 
9780755379071
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
400
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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