The Gun

Zusatztext A brief but well crafted tale from the pen of a first class storyteller Informationen zum Autor Cecil Scott Forester was born in 1899 in Cairo and educated in England. He went to Hollywood during the opening years of World War II to help write and produce 'propaganda' films that would convince U.S. filmgoers that the they should take the side of the British and Allies in the War, which led to such films as Eagle Squadron (1941). He is most famous for his celebrated Hornblower series. He died in 1966. Klappentext A classic novel about the Peninsular War from the celebrated author of the HORNBLOWER seriesA classic novel about the Peninsular War from the celebrated author of the HORNBLOWER series Zusammenfassung A classic novel about the Peninsular War from the celebrated author of the HORNBLOWER series

About the author

Cecil Scott Forester was born in 1899 in Cairo and educated in England. He went to Hollywood during the opening years of World War II to help write and produce 'propaganda' films that would convince U.S. filmgoers that the they should take the side of the British and Allies in the War, which led to such films as Eagle Squadron (1941). He is most famous for his celebrated Hornblower series. He died in 1966.

Product details

• Authors: C. S. Forester, C.S. Forester, Cecil S. Forester, CS Forester
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.01.2011
• EAN: 9780753829141
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-2914-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Phoenix
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Action & Adventure, War & combat fiction, Historical adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, FICTION / World Literature / France / 19th Century, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Adventure / action fiction, FICTION / World Literature / Spain / 19th Century