Abandoned by the retreating Spanish army during the Peninsular War, the gun was an 18-pounder bronze cannon weighing three tons. When a group of Spanish partisans come across it two years later, they see in it chance for victory against the French - but first they must cross...
Dealing with Napoleon's Peninsular War, a favorite subject of Forester, this book became the basis of the movie "The Pride & the Passion" starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren & Frank Sinatra.