{"product_id":"the-montevideo-brief-by-j-h-gelernter-9781324076179","title":"The Montevideo Brief","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVienna—June 1804. At the glittering debut of Beethoven's Third Symphony, a Spanish diplomat meets with Captain Thomas Grey, agent of His Majesty's Secret Service. In exchange for a gigantic bribe, the Spaniard discloses Spain's darkest secret: the actual terms of the Treaty of San Ildefonso with France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpain's neutrality in Napoleon's war on Britain is only a ruse to keep the British navy from attacking the great treasure-armada now gathering in South America. Spanish warships will depart Montevideo, Uruguay, carrying 2,000 tons of gold; when the gold is safely in Madrid, Spain will declare war on Britain and ally with France to divide the British Empire between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritain's only hope is to sink or capture the treasure fleet, and the responsibility of delivering that blow falls to Grey. As Jack Aubrey would have said in such a crisis, \u003cem\u003e“There is not a moment to be lost!”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072755417324,"sku":"9781324076179","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11446183482659.jpg?v=1765130588","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-montevideo-brief-by-j-h-gelernter-9781324076179","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}