C.S. Forester

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C.S. Forester', is the best-known pseudonym of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-1996), who wrote many nautical works, some fictional and some not, some under his name and others under pseudonyms such as . The Horatio Hornblower was the best-known written under that name, although he also wrote a series on the Peninsular War including The Gun Other works, such as The African Queen, and the nonfiction Hunting the Bismarck were excellent books turned into memorable movies. He also wrote screenplays.

Hornblower

Peninsular War

In the context of the Peninsular War, he wrote Death to the French (U.S. title Rifleman Dodd) and The Gun.

The African Queen

Bismarck (ship)