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Weidenfeld & Nicolson The Gun Форестер Сесил Скотт

Weidenfeld & Nicolson The Gun Форестер Сесил Скотт

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Роман К. С. Форестера "Адмирал Хорнблауэр в Вест-Индии" ("Пушки Карабобо") - история о воображаемой серии инцидентов, связанных с одной восемнадцатифунтовой пушкой во время войны на Пиренейском полуострове • 1821 год. Судьба сводит британского контр-адмирала Хорнблауэра с бывшим наполеоновским генералом Камброном на побережье Мексиканского залива. Человек с лицом подраненной хищной птицы прибыл в эти края, чтобы устроить судьбу своих однополчан-колонистов, обосновавшихся в Америке после падения империи Бонапарта. Увы, старые французские вояки не прижились в чужом климате и теперь их нужно срочно эвакуировать. Дело понятное, благородное, вот только груз на корабле Камброна показался таможенникам что-то слишком уж большим. Учитывая, что Карибский бассейн охватила волна волнений - пираты, работорговцы, повстанцы во главе с Боливаром, - британский консул просит Хорнблауэра проконтролировать действия французского генерала подробнее
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