A shy and lonely seventeen-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy - and becomes one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire: -
Auteur: Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott)Sommaire:
A gripping, rip-roaring tale of turmoil and triumph on the high seas.
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire:Although unfinished at the time of the author's death in 1966, this novel delivers a full measure of action at sea. On the threshold of securing his first post as Captain, Hornblower finds...
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire:1805, and Hornblower is both humbled and honoured in quick succession... After near disaster on board a canal barge, Horatio Hornblower is given his first assignment as Captain, taking charge of...
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire:Sailing the frigate Lydia, Captain Hornblower has orders to track down and sink the Natividad, a Spanish ship with twice his fire power. He is also commanded to aid the colonial revolutionary El...
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire:Hornblower becomes a national hero when he escapes a French firing squad. But the Terror of the Mediterranean becomes Europe's most wanted man, forced to fight alone for England - and liberty...
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire:April 1803. On the day of his marriage to Maria, Hornblower is ordered to take the 'Hotspur' and head for Brest - war is coming and Napoleon will not catch His Majesty's navy with its britches...
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Auteur: C. S. ForesterSommaire:The final three stories of Forester's early 19th century British naval hero. In "Lord Hornblower", the English fleet battles to retain Le Havre, its only foothold in Napoleon's...