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Captain Horatio Hornblower is accused of breaching the laws of war while serving in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Facing the threat of execution by Napoleon’s French forces, he must navigate the complex realities of naval conflict and international law in the early 19th century.
First publish date: 1938
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: C. S. Forester
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