{"product_id":"mavericks-by-nick-higham-9781526676757","title":"Mavericks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildly exciting\u003c\/strong\u003e KATE ADIE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThoroughly gripping ... An action-packed tale\u003c\/strong\u003e JUSTIN MAROZZI, \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/strong\u003e LOUIS DE BERNIÈRES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStimulating... entertaining and instructive\u003c\/strong\u003e JULIAN EVANS, \u003cem\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe forgotten story of a group of British mavericks who took on an impossible mission - and survived against all odds to tell their extraordinary tales.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1918. The First World War is drawing to a close and regimes are collapsing across Europe. Amid the chaos, British officials plot a daring campaign to send an unlikely band of soldiers, diplomats and spies to the volatile shores of the Caspian Sea. Their mission: stop the advancing Turks, hold back the Bolsheviks and secure the vital supply of oil from Baku.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on personal diaries, memoirs and once-secret government archives, \u003cem\u003eMavericks\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turning story of boldness and intrigue, set in a forgotten corner of the Great War where rules were made to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794248106220,"sku":"9781526676757","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526676757-mavericks-1.jpg?v=1792452939","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mavericks-by-nick-higham-9781526676757","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}