Taylor (Stephen)

STORM AND CONQUEST:

the battle for the Indian Ocean, 1809

Published: Faber and Faber, London, 2007

Edition: First edition

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xx, 380 pages, [8] pages of plates: illustrations (mainly colour), portraits, maps. Pictorial paper covered boards, dust wrapper.                                                                                           

A very readable account of one season in which Britain lost fourteen of her Indiamen, either in storms or taken by enemy frigates. The focus of these disasters, which cost the East India Company dearly, was the French island of Mauritius.

  • Jacket Condition: Excellent
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 24 x16 cm
  • Name: Select Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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