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Lieutenant Hornblower
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Lieutenant Hornblower
Book 2 of the Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order series
320 pages · First published 1952
Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower serves aboard HMS Renown under Captain Sawyer, whose increasingly unstable behavior threatens the ship during a mission against Spanish forces in the Caribbean. Hornblower and his fellow lieutenants must balance obedience to naval authority with the practical need to prevent disaster. The campaign gives Hornblower opportunities for initiative while placing every decision under the shadow of possible court-martial. C. S. Forester’s novel explores command, loyalty, and institutional duty as Hornblower rises professionally in circumstances where the most dangerous problem may be the officer everyone is required to obey.
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