{"product_id":"9781911591573","title":"The Torch Bearers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe trap is laid. Now, Nick Everard must wait for the U-boats to arrive…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn 1942.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sir \u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Everard\u003c\/strong\u003e, Captain of the \u003cem\u003eHMS Harbinger\u003c\/em\u003e, has a convoy to escort: big and slow, with just one destroyer, two corvettes and a few trawlers to protect it. This will not be an easy mission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, U-boat pack commander \u003cstrong\u003eMax Looff\u003c\/strong\u003e can hardly believe his luck. His nerve is going and he knows it: but now he has a one-in-a-million chance to annihilate an entire convoy…\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLittle does Looff know, however, that Everard and his ships are bait: designed to distract the Germans from the real ‘Torch’ invasion forces. The game is on. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of Alexander Kent, Julian Stockwin and C S Forester, this is a thrilling tale of gallantry and determination in the face of enormous danger.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for The Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers\u003cp\u003e‘The prose has a real sense of urgency, and so has the theme. The tension rarely slackens.’ \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The research is unimpeachable and the scent of battle quite overpowering.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The accuracy and flair of Forester at his best… carefully crafted, exciting and full of patiently assembled technical detail that never intrudes on a good narrative line’ \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Nicholas Everard Naval Thrillers\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blooding of the Guns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSixty Minutes for St. George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatrol to the Golden Horn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorm Force to Narvik\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Lift from Crete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the Drowning Seas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Share of Honour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Torch Bearers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gatecrashers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137648640240,"sku":"9781911591573","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911591573_p0.jpg?v=1769896612","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911591573","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}