{"product_id":"vengeance-at-the-falklands-tim-chant-9780854956692","title":"Vengeance at the Falklands: Braving stormy waters in the South Atlantic...","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt's another thrilling naval adventure for Marcus Baxter! 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\u003eBeware of the enemy in disguise...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinter, 1914\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLieutenant Marcus Baxter \u003c\/b\u003eis working in the supply department at HM Dockyard Devonport, when word arrives that the German East Asia Squadron has destroyed a British squadron at the Battle of Coronel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaxter seizes an opportunity to impress the First Sea Lord, Jackie Fisher, during a snap inspection of the dockyard and secures an appointment to HMS \u003ci\u003eAstute\u003c\/i\u003e, a scout cruiser, which is being sent to join the squadron in the South Atlantic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurviving a storm in the mid-Atlantic, \u003ci\u003eAstute\u003c\/i\u003e has a run-in with a mysterious passenger liner sailing under the Stars and Stripes, and duels with a German light cruiser stalking the rich hunting grounds off the South American coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an intense engagement, which sees the \u003ci\u003eAstute \u003c\/i\u003efleeing along the coast to Montevideo for emergency repairs, Baxter once again encounters the suspicious liner. And this time he is determined not to let it get away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaxter risks everything to sneak aboard, and makes a shocking discovery. He needs to reach the safety of the Falklands before any intelligence falls into the wrong hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with the enemy on his tail, the race along the South Atlantic won't be an easy one... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVENGEANCE AT THE FALKLANDS is the fifth 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\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Guns of Zanzibar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK FIVE: Vengeance at the Falklands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Chant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854956697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854956692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.74d","brand":"Tim Chant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801023164671,"sku":"9780854956692","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vengeance-at-the-falklands-tim-chant-9780854956692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}