The African Queen is an old, dirty, ugly, unreliable steamboat. No one would take a boat like that down a dangerous river through the jungles of Central Africa during the First World War. But Rose Sayer and Charlie Allnut... Čítať ďalej
Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a thirty-three year-old English woman, is left alone when her missionary brother dies. Her only route out is aboard The African Queen, a steam-powered launch captained by Cockney... Čítať ďalej
'Hornblower fired. There was a small cloud of smoke, but no bang. This is death, he thought. My pistol was the unloaded one.' But Horatio Hornblower does not die. He survives the duel with Simpson, learns to overcome his... Čítať ďalej
V tomto druhém dílu se Hornblower ocitá na palubě řadové lodi H.M.S. Renown pod velením krutého kapitána. Když stihomamem stižený kapitán utrpí úraz, velení převezme první poručík Buckland... Čítať ďalej
It's 1942. America has just joined the war.
Greyhound, an international convoy of thirty-seven allied ships, is in operation.
Captain Krause must lead his first command of a US destroyer as the convoy ploughs through... Čítať ďalej
