{"product_id":"the-four-of-morea","title":"The Four of Morea – Byzantine Military Historical Fiction Ebook","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour friends. One revolution. A fight for freedom against an empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Peloponnese, March 1821.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor generations, Greeks have lived beneath Ottoman rule. 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