Flying Colours by C S Forester
Forced to surrender his ship, the Sutherland, after a long and bloody battle, Captain Horatio Hornblower now bides his time as a prisoner in a French fortress. Within days he and his first lieutenant, Bush, who was crippled in the last fight, are to be taken to Paris to be tried on trumped-up charges of violating the laws of war, and most probably executed as part of Napoleon's attempt to rally the warweary empire behind him. Even if Hornblower escapes this fate and somehow finds his way back to England, he will face court-martial for his surrender of a British ship. As fears for his life and his reputation compete in his mind with worries about his pregnant wife and his possibly widowed lover, the indomitable captain imetierntly awaits the chance to make his next move.Forester was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1899, where his father worked for the government. He joined the Ministry of Information at the onset of the war and afterwards sailed with the Royal Navy. The most famous sailor in current fiction was established in the HORNBLOWER novels. In 1966, he passed away. Forester was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1899, where his father worked for the government.
He joined the Ministry of Information at the onset of the war and afterwards sailed with the Royal Navy. The most famous sailor in current fiction was established in the HORNBLOWER novels. In 1966, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316289399 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316289396 |
| Title | Flying Colours |
| Author | C S Forester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 1989-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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