Claim: Death to the French is an English novel by C. S. Forester (author of the Horatio Hornblower novels), published by The Bodley Head in 1932.
Evidence: C. S. Forester The Bodley Head 1932 Historical novel Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 10-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars.