Storm and Conquest: The Clash of Empires in the Eastern Seas, 1809 (Audiobook)

from JoolzMac

'Storm & Conquest' is essentially two books in one: Part 1 is an astonishing tale of trial and tribulation as two successive homebound convoys of Indiamen meet their doom in ferocious tropical storms across the Indian Ocean; Part 2 is the story of Britain's annexing of the Mauritius island chain ...

from Shrike58

Napoleonic history is not my normal beat, nor am I a devotee of Patrick O'Brien's novels, but I was curious as to what "Mauritius" meant apart from being an obscure battle honor of the Royal Navy and that was sufficient reason to make me pick up this history. What you get for your time and money ...

from Malarchy

Storm and Conquest is a popular history book as gripping as many novels. It details the triumphs and tragedies of the East India Company over a couple of years in the early 19th century. The main players in India, South Africa, and sailing the Indian Ocean are brought to life through a fantastic ...

from drmaf

It is regrettable that so many naval histories of the Napoleonic Wars end with Trafalgar. While its true Trafalgar was the last major sea battle of the era, the French remained a force at sea through command of strategic outposts like Mauritius, which threatened Britain's routes to India. There w...

from Malarchy

Storm and Conquest is a popular history book as gripping as many novels. It details the triumphs and tragedies of the East India Company over a couple of years in the early 19th century. The main players in India, South Africa, and sailing the Indian Ocean are brought to life through a fantastic ...