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TAKE, BURN OR DETROYTies of Blood: 10 By 1805, the Emperor Napoleon is coming to the peak of his powers. No land force appears able to stand against him and the French armies are triumphant all across Europe. The Austrians, Prussians and Russians seem powerless to block Bonaparte's ambitions. But in London King George's government remains committed to thwarting Napoleon's designs. The navy retains control of the seas and British gold buys a series of fragile alliances. The army does what it can to support the work of the treasury and the navy. The generals want to hit the enemy where and when they can. While Napoleon has much of Europe under his hand, the British are building a world empire and want to expand and protect it. The tenth tale in the Ties of Blood
series the novel looks at the early careers of a number of the
characters who later become involved in the Peninsula, America and
Waterloo. Here the action takes place in London, Cape Town, Buenos
Aires and Copenhagen in the years 1805-1807.
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