C. S. Forester
Author
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Pub. Date
1999, c1966
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A prisoner of the French after he was forced to surrender his ship, Captain Horatio Hornblower faces a trial by his captor, if he can escape, a court-martial back in England.
Publisher
Distributed by NewVideo
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Following his rapid rise through the ranks of the King's Navy, in 1802, Hornblower is assigned to the HMS Renown which is sailing to the West Indies to subdue a pirate fleet. Her brutal captain is rapidly going insane forcing Hornblower to take action that threatens not only his naval career but his life as well.
Publisher
Distributed by NewVideo
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Following his rapid rise through the ranks of the King's Navy, in 1802, Hornblower is assigned to the HMS Renown which is sailing to the West Indies to subdue a pirate fleet. Her brutal captain is rapidly going insane forcing Hornblower to take action that threatens not only his naval career but his life as well.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Sensational film about the Spanish War of Independence (1810). After Napoleon's invasion of Spain, a group of guerillas (led by Frank Sinatra) attempt to transport what was in those days the biggest cannon in the world, across Spain to Avila, where they intend to counterattack against the French army headquartered there. But a British Navy captain (Cary Grant) is trying to locate the cannon for the British to use against Napoleon. Adding romance to...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause, and finding love along the way. The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between river rat Charlie Allnut and missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war torn East Africa.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The Bismarck was the fabled German battleship of World War II. Traces the "life" of the Bismarck from its launching (courtesy of newsreel footage) through its many battles and narrow escapes, concluding with its far-from-inevitable sinking in the Spring of 1941. The story concentrates on the human element, specifically a British intelligence captain, who has lost his family in the London blitz and thus has a personal reason for seeing the Bismarck...