Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks.It's 1942.
C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was born in Cairo, where his father was a government official. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he entered the Ministry of Information. As well as the famous Horatio Hornblower series, his novels include The African Queen, adapted into the famous film, and crime novels Plain Murder and The Pursued.
Action, tension, tingling suspense . . . The greatest adventure story to come out of World War II--Life Magazine The best book of its kind since The Cruel Sea--Evening Standard High and glittering excitement--New York Times Nothing more exciting has been launched since Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea--Guardian
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