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First publish date: 1955
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: C. S. Forester
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Captain Horatio Hornblower commands the 36‑gun frigate Lydia on a daring mission across the Iberian Peninsula and the Caribbean, targeting Napoleon’s supply lines during the Peninsular War.

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Captain Horatio Hornblower commands the 22‑gun sloop Atropos, escorting Lord Nelson’s funeral and confronting Napoleon’s forces, while exploring treasure in Turkish waters and battling a larger Spanish frigate.

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Horatio Hornblower takes on a perilous spy mission after acquiring Bonaparte’s confidential dispatches, plunging him into the heart of the Napoleonic War’s naval intrigue.

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📘 Commodore Hornblower
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Hornblower & the Crisis follows Horatio Hornblower in 1805 as he intercepts Napoleon’s plans and undertakes a risky espionage mission that sets the stage for Trafalgar, concluding Forester’s celebrated naval saga.

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