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The Napoleonic Wars.\" Drawing on this single obscure discovery, Hubbard delved deeper into the history and let his remarkable imagination do the rest. \"Complete after a few days of search, I had my Mister Tidwell, Gunner.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso includes the sea adventures The Drowned City, the story of two deep-sea divers who set out in search of a long-lost treasure only to find that the waters are full of treacherous currents and even more treacherous men; and Submarine, in which a young sailor on leave enjoys a quiet interlude with his girlfriend--only to have it interrupted by a call to duty and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49575550550289,"sku":"GOR013636636","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50278613647633,"sku":"CIN159212397XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/159212397X.jpg?v=1751057071"},{"product_id":"inky-odds-book-l-ron-hubbard-9781592122868","title":"Inky Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003eBat Conroy--cut him and he'd bleed ink, he's a born newspaperman. 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