{"product_id":"9780007331741","title":"The Fort","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Cornwell, Bernard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical adventure\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 26 May 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e193 x 174 x 33 | 348g\u003cp\u003e‘Captivate, kill or destroy the whole force of the enemy’ was the order given to the American soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE FORT is the blistering new novel from worldwide bestseller Bernard Cornwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summer 1779.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Seven hundred and fifty British soldiers and three small ships of the Royal Navy. Their orders: to build a fort above a harbour to create a base from which to control the New England seaboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Forty-one American ships and over nine hundred men. Their orders: to expel the British.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The battle that followed was a classic example of how the best-laid plans can be disrupted by personality and politics, and of how warfare can bring out both the best and worst in men. It is a timeless tale of men at war, written by a master storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornwell, Bernard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666417848504,"sku":"9780007331741","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780007331741.jpg?v=1734744129","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780007331741","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}