Horatio Hornblower saga

His cool judgment under fire shows that young Hornblower is maturing as he repeatedly defeats the Spanish warships.

A series of episodes in the early life of Captain Hornblower.

Captain Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line and single-handedly must wage war against four French ships.

These thrilling tales of high-seas adventure in the Napoleonic era, which Winston Churchill found "vastly enteratining" and Ernest Hemingway recommended to "every literate I know", are being eagerly embraced by a new generation of readers. Back Bay takes pleasure in reissuing these classic tales in handsome new trade paperback editions.

As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, Admiral Hornblower faces pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.