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A story of character under pressure in the harshest of proving grounds, it is written with careful fidelity to the truths of war that have made tales of the sea essential to the art of storytelling since Odysseus.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52498042323217,"sku":"NIN9780593652633","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52757325480209,"sku":"CIN0593652630G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52859689173265,"sku":"CIN0593652630VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53478650806545,"sku":"CIN0593652630A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53573393383697,"sku":"GOR014966066","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780593652633.jpg?v=1760082845"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-admiral-james-stavridis.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}