Horatio Hornblower is recouping in the pastoral English countryside, enjoying - or trying to enjoy - his forced time on shore with his wife and child. This one take us to the Baltic at the time Napoleon is invading Russia with a two prong attack, one to Moscow and one to St. Petersburg.

Commodore Hornblower, Lord Hornblower, and Hornblower in the West Indies were also compiled into … Hornblower travels to Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, foils an assassination attempt by one of his "allies," and deals a lot with foreign generals and dignitaries.

The date of publication (1945) reveals Forester's preoccupation in The Commodore—he parallels the political situation with that in the Second World War. Hornblower is a hero, but he does not see things that way.

It's interesting that he is exceptionally brave, an excellent seaman and commander, and is admired, even loved, by all who serve under his command.

Cecil Scott Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of adventure and military crusades. Yet in his own mind, he is a fraud. At this point it becomes clear to the accompanying Brown that Hornblower is gravely ill, apparently with typhus. The historical accuracy of this book is limited: Forester later wrote that he did not know what British naval forces, if any, were engaged at the siege of Riga.

As a commodore Hornblower does more planning and watches his subordinates take risks, but that doesn't mean Hornblower does no adventuring--leading a … The Commodore (published 1945) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. Forester novel.

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He is requested and commanded to sail for the Baltic to harass the French. The Commodore (published 1945) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. All in all it's another entertaining book in the series. He could afford to spend”, (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #9), See 2 questions about Commodore Hornblower….

Will the Sweden be dragged into the war on the side of Napoleon, will Russia submit to French mastery of Europe? Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published