Hornblower In The West Indies Av C.S. Forester

<b>A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea<br></b><br><b>1815, the Napoleonic Wars are over. Yet peace continues to elude Horatio Hornblower overseas . . .</b><br><br>As an admiral struggling to impose order in the chaotic aftermath of the French wars, Horatio Hornblower, Commander-in-chief of His Majesty''s ships and vessels in the West Indies, must still face savage pirates, reckless revolutionaries and a violent hurricane. <br><br>And while his retirement at half-pay might well be in sight, Hornblower will need every ounce of his rapier wit and quick thinking - not to mention his courage and leadership - to ensure that the lasting peace in Europe reaches the turbulent seas of the West Indies.<br>This is the tenth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester''s inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.<br>''The true master of the genre'' Boris Johnson