{"product_id":"9781681770406","title":"The Fighting Temeraire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary story of the mighty \u003cem\u003eTemeraire\u003c\/em\u003e, the ship behind J. M. W. Turner's iconic painting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe H.M.S. \u003cem\u003eTemeraire\u003c\/em\u003e, one of Britain’s most illustrious fighting ships, is known to millions through J. M. W. Turner’s masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Temeraire\u003c\/em\u003e (1839), which portrays the battle-scarred veteran of Britain’s wars with Napoleonic France. In this evocative new volume, Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of the vessel behind the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis tale of two ships spans the heyday of the age of sail: the climaxes of both the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) and the Napoleonic Wars (1798–1815). Filled with richly evocative detail, and narrated with the pace and gusto of a master storyteller, \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Temeraire\u003c\/em\u003e is an enthralling and deeply satisfying work of narrative history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182648410352,"sku":"9781681770406","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681770406_p0.jpg?v=1763694435","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681770406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}