Ship of the Line by C S Forester
Brand: Little, Brown & Company
Product Description
Hornblower leads his first ship of the line into enemy waters in this installment of C. S. Foresters beloved adventure series called exciting realistic packed with grand naval action by the New Yorker. May 1810 seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line the seventyfourgun HMS Sutherland which he deems the ugliest and least desirable twodecker in the Navy List. Moreover she is 250 men short of a full crew so Hornblower must enlist and train poachers bigamists sheepstealers and other landlubbers. By the time the Sutherland reaches the blockaded Catalonian coast of Spain the crew is capable of staging five astonishing solo raids against the French. But the grisly prospect of defeat and capture looms for both captain and crew as the Sutherland singlehandedly takes on four French ships. A fine sea tale to be ranked with the best of its kind. New York Times show more
Condition : New
Author : C S Forester
Weight : 337
Publisher : Little Brown ampamp Company
Language : English
EAN : 9780316289368
ISBN10 : 0316289361
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20011101
Place of Publication : New York United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 139 X 211 X 21mm