1/2: When Bonaparte was in the field. 1/2 Captain Grey's Gambit: by J. H. Gelernter (Author) A Thomas Grey Novel
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1/2: When Bonaparte was in the field. 1/2 Captain Grey's Gambit: by J. H. Gelernter (Author) A Thomas Grey Novel
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December 1803: A French invasion fleet is poised to cross the Channel and storm the beaches of southern England. A member of Napoleon’s inner circle—disaffected by Napoleon’s creeping tyranny—contacts the British naval intelligence service in hopes of defecting to London. His escape plan calls for a rendezvous at an international chess tournament in Frankfurt—a rare opportunity for him to travel outside France. Naval intelligence sends its top man—and best chess player—Captain Thomas Grey, to orchestrate the Frenchman’s escape to England. But Grey’s mission changes dramatically when the defector demands that his pro-Napoleon daughter come with him—expecting Grey to act not just as escort but kidnapper.
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| 1:09.0 | A novel, a new novel by Josh Galeranter, Captain Grey's Gambit, takes us once again into Bonaparte's |
| 1:19.1 | ambitions to be emperor Christmas time 1803 into the winter and early spring of 1804. |
| 1:29.9 | And Thomas Gray are protagonist. |
| 1:32.5 | This is a work of fiction. |
| 1:34.0 | Is an agent of the British intelligence. |
| 1:37.0 | At the time it's one man at the admiralty Sir Edward. |
| 1:42.6 | And Thomas Gray is a Marine. |
| 1:45.4 | Josh a very good evening to you. |
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| 1:48.0 | Wonderful to explore once again Bonaparte's France from the point of view of the admiralty, |
| 1:54.6 | of Whitehall, of the crown in Britain. |
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