Storm and Conquest

Stephen Taylor

RRP: £20.00

Publisher: FABER & FABER

Publication Date : 06/09/2007

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

An epic account of the infamous Battle for Mauritius, in which the British fleet sailed close to catastrophe in French waters. From one of the leading scholars of Britain's naval history, and author of "The Caliban Shore".

Publisher's description:

By 1809, the Indian Ocean was the final battleground for Nelson's Navy and the French fleet. At stake was Britain's commercial lifeline to India. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power since Trafalgar was destroyed. This work brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes.

ISBN: 9780571224654