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Àííîòàöèÿ: The time is May, 1810, deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Hornblower, newly in command of his first ship of the line is on his way to Spain with a ragtag, brutish crew. All their seamanship and all of Hornblower s ingenuity are demanded when the Sutherland takes on four French men-of-war.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The ship is the British light cruiser Artemis, the time is half way through WW II, the location is the Mediterranean, where the Artemis is enroute to Malta. An uneventful afternoon turns into a lethal night action when a major strike force of the Italian fleet moves in to attack. The book is an excellent description of a fighting ship and of the complex mechanism, trained manpower and careful organization necessary in combat. The graphically detailed account leads to a dramatic climax.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Sailing the frigate LYDIA in South American waters,Captain Hornblower has orders to track down and sink the NATIVIDAD, a Spanish two-decker of almost double his firepower. But this proved the least of his worries-for he is also commanded to aid the colonial revolutionary El Supremo, a messianic madman whose whimsical bestialities stagger even the ruthless Spanish authorities

Àííîòàöèÿ: The ship is the British light cruiser Artemis, the time is half way through WW II, the location is the Mediterranean, where the Artemis is enroute to Malta. An uneventful afternoon turns into a lethal night action when a major strike force of the Italian fleet moves in to attack. The book is an excellent description of a fighting ship and of the complex mechanism, trained manpower and careful organization necessary in combat. The graphically detailed account leads to a dramatic climax.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Dispatched to northern waters to protect Britain's Baltic interests, Horatio Hornblower must halt the advance of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. With the fate of Europe balanced on a knife edge, the responsibility lies heavy on a Commodore's shoulders. This is the eighth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of Horatio Hornblower.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The time is May, 1810, deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Hornblower, newly in command of his first ship of the line is on his way to Spain with a ragtag, brutish crew. All their seamanship and all of Hornblower s ingenuity are demanded when the Sutherland takes on four French men-of-war.

Àííîòàöèÿ: A crazy, breathless, steam-powered adventure of the First World War. C.S. Forester is at his most entertaining in this story of the missionary woman and the Cockney mechanic marooned in German Central Africa. As they fight their ramshackle old launch downriver to strike a blow for England. the African Queen seems to breathe the spirit of Hornblower himself.

Àííîòàöèÿ: April 1803, and the Peace of Amiens is failing as Horatio Hornblower takes a three-master on a vital reconnaissance mission... On the day of his marriage to Maria, Hornblower is ordered to take the Hotspur and head for Brest - war is coming and Napoleon will not catch His Majesty's navy with its britches round its ankles. With thoughts of his new life as a husband intruding on his duties, Hornblower must prove himself to be not only the most capable commander in the fleet, but also its most daring if he is to stop the French gaining the upper hand. This is the third of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.

Àííîòàöèÿ: One vital convoy can break Mussolini`s stranglehold on Malta, but it is intercepted in the Mediterranean by enemy warships. This work recounts life aboard a British warship during some of the darkest days of the Second World War, capturing the urgency of the blazing guns, the rupturing of deck plates, the screams of pain and the shouts of triumph

Àííîòàöèÿ: As a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty's navy. Yet, from the moment he is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo, he proves his seafaring mettle on the waves. This is the first of eleven books chronicling the adventures of Horatio Hornblower. 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command...

Àííîòàöèÿ: Provides identification of over 200 European fungi species. Identifying colours and symbols, this pocket-sized guide classifies the species according to shape, simplifying identification. It features: 320 colour photos; 320 graphics; and a calendar wheel, which helps to identify the time of year when each species can be found. The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined. While blood and violence flow thick and fast, the aftermath of war promises intrigue of an entirely different order: Maria, a young senorita, who might just soften the steely resolve of a young lieutenant.