{"product_id":"war-for-all-the-oceans-book-roy-adkins-9780670038640","title":"The War for All the Oceans","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNelson's Trafalgar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand co-author of \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe forthcoming \u003ci\u003eGibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History\u003c\/i\u003e (March 2018)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he did with his much lauded \u003ci\u003eNelson's Trafalgar\u003c\/i\u003e, Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story--a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon's seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. Providing a ringside seat to the decisive battles, as well as detailed and vivid portraits of sailors and commanders, press-gangs, prostitutes, and spies, \u003ci\u003eThe War for All the Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking, patriotic account of the Napoleonic wars that will go down well with \u003ci\u003eMaster and Commander\u003c\/i\u003e fans (\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49529192415505,"sku":"GOR003836161","price":4.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49642466115857,"sku":"GOR003030912","price":4.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49755421901073,"sku":"CIN0670038644G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50137407750417,"sku":"CIN0670038644VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52390379553041,"sku":"CIN0670038644A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0670038644.jpg?v=1751393062","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/war-for-all-the-oceans-book-roy-adkins-9780670038640","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}