{"product_id":"betrayal-9781444712025","title":"Betrayal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line'' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCape Colony is proving a tiresome assignment for Captain Kydd''s daring commander-in-chief Commodore Popham. Rumours that South America''s Spanish colonies are in a ferment of popular unrest and of a treasure hoard of silver spur him to assemble a makeshift invasion fleet and launch a bold attack on the capital of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, Buenos Aires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNavigating the treacherous bars and mud flats of the river, the British invasion force lands and wins a battle against improbable odds, taking the capital and the silver. But nothing is as simple as it seems in this region of the world: the uprising that will see the end of Spanish rule never arrives and the locals begin to see dark conspiracies behind the invader''s actions. Soon the tiny British force finds itself surrounded by an ever more hostile population. The city begins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for BETRAYAL:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stockwin, who based this tale on a factual debacle easily overlooked by history, is a master of Napoleonic-era atmosphere and rich descriptions of the military, politics, and society. With the last two books, Stockwin's series is approaching the level of C.S. Forester's Hornblower books.'\u003c\/p\u003e * \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Stockwin assembles an exciting and suspenseful historical loaded with action, intrigue, treachery, and the bloody gore of 1805 warfare' * \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on CONQUEST *\u003cbr\u003eMore historically accurate than the Patrick O'Brian series * Royal Navy Sailing Association journal on the KYDD series *\u003cbr\u003eAnother thundering good read for those who love seagoing stories in the \u003ci\u003eHornblower\u003c\/i\u003e mould * \u003ci\u003ePeterborough Evening Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e on TREACHERY *\u003cbr\u003eThis heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail. * \u003ci\u003eNautical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e on VICTORY *\u003cbr\u003ePaints a vivid picture * \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e on KYDD *\u003cbr\u003eStockwin's descriptions of the bloody reality of naval combat 200 years ago are memorably vivid * \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e on VICTORY *\u003cbr\u003eI was turning the pages almost indecently fast * \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e on KYDD *\u003cbr\u003eA born storyteller and a man with a vivid imagination . . . his research is accurate and first class. * \u003ci\u003eFlagship\u003c\/i\u003e on TREACHERY *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739231629655,"sku":"9781444712025","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444712025.jpg?v=1720051577","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/betrayal-9781444712025","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}