{"product_id":"9781440638626","title":"The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNelson’s Trafalgar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand co-author of \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe forthcoming \u003ci\u003eGibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History\u003c\/i\u003e (March 2018)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he did with his much lauded \u003ci\u003eNelson’s Trafalgar\u003c\/i\u003e, Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story--a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon’s seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. Providing a ringside seat to the decisive battles, as well as detailed and vivid portraits of sailors and commanders, press-gangs, prostitutes, and spies, \u003ci\u003eThe War for All the Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e is “a rollicking, patriotic account of the Napoleonic wars that will go down well with \u003ci\u003eMaster and Commander\u003c\/i\u003e fans” (\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154525995248,"sku":"9781440638626","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440638626_p0.jpg?v=1763791611","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440638626","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}