{"product_id":"the-guns-of-zanzibar-tim-chant-9780854953592","title":"The Guns of Zanzibar: The Great War has begun...","description":"\u003cb\u003eDon't miss this gripping naval adventure set in East Africa! For fans of Dewey Lambdin, Patrick O'Brian, Chris Durbin, Douglas Reeman and Antoine Vanner.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTensions are building as the Great War looms...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust, 1914\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLieutenant Marcus Baxter \u003c\/b\u003ehas been sent from cold, grey London to the tropical climes of Zanzibar in East Africa on the pretence of carrying out a survey on the local naval station. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn reality, the Royal Navy's Intelligence Division have sent Baxter to find out if one of their ex-members, Mr Arbuthnott is now working for a potentially hostile foreign power and sharing British secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaxter is under strict orders not to reveal his true mission to anyone in the small naval contingent he's been sent to, which makes executing his orders complicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe leaves the British protectorate of Zanzibar and crosses the water to the German-occupied port of Dar Es-Salaam to try and subtly gain intelligence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut once he arrives, he is certain he is being followed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to Zanzibar, he discovers that the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand has been shot, escalating tensions between the British and German forces and making Baxter's mission more urgent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere is Arbuthnott? Is he betraying the British?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Baxter complete his mission before his shadowy stalker catches up with him...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GUNS OF ZANZIBAR is the fourth book in the Marcus Baxter naval thriller series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following former Royal Navy officer Marcus Baxter during the early 1900s and through the first world war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MARCUS BAXTER NAVAL THRILLER SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Straits of Tsushima\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: Mutiny on the Potemkin\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: The War for Tripoli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Guns of Zanzibar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: Vengeance at the Falklands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Chant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854953590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854953592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.72d","brand":"Tim Chant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801019494655,"sku":"9780854953592","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-guns-of-zanzibar-tim-chant-9780854953592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}