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Rifleman Dodd (aka Death to the French) / The Gun: Two Novels of the Peninsular Wars
Rifleman Dodd / The Gun Two Novels of the Peninsular Wars - aka Death to the French Author:C. S. Forester Two of Forester's Novels in one book — Rifleman Dodd: While fighting against Napoleon's army, a simple British private soldier is cut off from his command in Portugal and has to find his way back as he crosses through dangerous country to get to his own lines. Avoiding the French, he falls in with a party... more » of Portuguese irregulars. He is a professional and they are amateurs, he has a rifle and they have only muskets, he becomes their leader and together they inflict significent havoc against French forces. (Originally published as Death to the French)
The Gun: During Napoleon's peninsular war a Spanish patriot and a British naval officer are ordered to convey a huge cannon across Spain to breach the strong walls of a city held by the French. Along the way, they, and the hundreds of other Spanish patriots they command, cooperate to overcome numerous obstacles, and also compete for the love of a woman. This 1933 novel was the basis of the movie The Pride and the Passion, starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra.« less