About the Author:
English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare. He was born in Cairo and moved with his mother to London. He is best known for the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars. some of his novels are"The African Queen"," The General (1936)",
" Death to the French","The Gun" (filmed as The Pride and the Passion; "Brown on Resolution", "The Captain from Connecticut"," The Ship"," Hunting the Bismarck".