{"product_id":"9780393060478","title":"Storm and Conquest","description":"The Indian Ocean was the final battleground for  Nelson’s navy and France. At stake was Britain’s commercial lifeline to India—and its strategic  capacity to wage war in Europe.  In one fatal  season, the natural order of maritime power  since Trafalgar was destroyed. In bringing home  Bengali saltpeter for the Peninsular campaign  with military and civilian passengers, Britain  lost fourteen of her great Indiamen, either sunk or taken by enemy frigates. Many hundreds of  lives were lost, and the East India Company was  shaken to its foundations. The focus of these  disasters, military and meteorological, was a  tiny French outpost in mid-ocean—the island  known as Mauritius.  This is the story of that  season. It brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women, and children caught at sea in  hurricanes, and those who survived to take up  the battle to drive the French from the Eastern  seas. Mauritius must be taken at any cost.","brand":"Stephen Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":53208966135968,"sku":"9780393060478","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5b493eff-0a71-4c8e-9efd-e63cf3f4267e.jpg?v=1769464203","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780393060478","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}