| Title | : | Commodore Hornblower |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | C. S. Forester |
| Release | : | 2011-08-31 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books, Historical Fiction |
| Size | : | 605229 |
| We again find Captain Horatio Hornblower in this the 9th volume, chronologically, of the Hornblower Saga, off on a new adventure to the Baltic in 1812, when Napoleon's army marches into Russia. He comes through raids, assignations, a siege, an attempted assassination by a member of his crew , and typhus, seeking success but not notoriety, while his introspection sometimes overwhelms him. According to his biographer, Hornblower's swift actions using ungainly bomb-ketches, landed marines and his naval insight for strategy and tactics probably had major influences on the retreat of Napoleon from Russia. Another great read. |
