The Real Hornblower: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB by Bryan Perrett

The Real Hornblower: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB

Bryan Perrett

160 pages first pub 1998 (view editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Ever since C. S. Forester's fictional hero Horatio Hornblower began to delight readers, there has been speculation as to whether his adventures were based on the career of a real naval officer. Several names were suggested, but the general conclus...

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