{"product_id":"the-victorious-meeting-a-usurpers-war-novella-paperback","title":"The Victorious Meeting: A Usurper's War Novella - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI have no idea what the bloody Americans are doing. I only know that if we head to Ceylon, and now, three hundred years of Royal Navy tradition will be broken by our failure.-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVice Admiral Andrew Cunningham, commander of the Royal Navy Far Eastern Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust 1943\u003c\/b\u003e. It has been one year since Great Britain's monarchy was rent asunder by a broadside of \u003ci\u003eKriegsmarine\u003c\/i\u003e shells. For those forces remaining loyal to Queen Elizabeth II, the island of Ceylon is critical to the continued preservation of the British Empire. For with Ceylon, the Allies have a hope of choking off Axis oil supplies from the Persian Gulf. Without it, crude oil will flow unfettered to the Imperial Japanese war machine as it rampages across the Pacific. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLieutenant Commander Martin Baines\u003c\/b\u003e is familiar with the Imperial Japanese Navy's power. Nearly killed at the Battle of Hawaii a mere four months earlier, Baines is thrust into the role of liaison officer to the Royal Navy. Called to account for his superior's actions, Baines must walk the tight rope of remaining loyal to his own navy while attempting to save another.\u003cbr\u003eAboard the carrier \u003ci\u003eIllustrious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCommander Servius Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e also strives to do his duty to Her Majesty. As the head of an experimental squadron, Ellis not only has to worry about the Japanese but also the very environment he operates in. For while the Japanese may not be able to hit what they cannot see in the darkness, the ocean never misses against the unwary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlight Lieutenant Venkata Singh\u003c\/b\u003e never expected to be at sea. Defying his family's traditional military service in favor of loyalty to the Crown, the RAF pilot finds himself \"voluntold\" into flying \u003ci\u003eSeafire\u003c\/i\u003es to the carrier \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e. Arriving in a time of great need, the young Indian officer will find himself questioning not only his life choices, but the very conduct of the war itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a battle that the Royal Navy did not foresee, the expectation that 'every man will do his duty' remains. From hardened veteran to neophyte pilot, all hope to survive \u003ci\u003eThe Victorious Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Victorious Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e is a novella set in the \u003ci\u003eUsurper's War\u003c\/i\u003e universe. With Hitler dead and the Royal Family forced to flee to North America, Allied and Axis combatants alike are forced to reckon with a global conflict none of them expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Young is]...an author with a genuine flair for originality, imagination, and the kind of narrative storytelling style that simply grips the reader's attention and won't let go.\"-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53216169230643,"sku":"9781963830019","price":20.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/lAbsmN8Lx39781963830019.webp?v=1775724571","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-victorious-meeting-a-usurpers-war-novella-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}