THE COMMODORE

By C S Forester

Synopsis

Book 9 of the Hornblower series. 1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed Commodore Hornblower. Horatio must halt the advance of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. But first he must battle the terrible Baltic weather of fog, snow and icebound waterways.

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Narrator	John Hobday
Length	11hrs
Catalogue No.	11686
Publisher	Penguin; 1990

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