Captain Geoffrey Martin Bennett (1908-1983), who used the pseudonym Sea-Lion when writing novels, was, for many years, a serving officer in the Royal Navy, having joined as a cadet at the age of thirteen, as well as being one of the most highly regarded naval historians of his time..
He wrote novels and factual works, mainly set during WWII, for both adults and children. He also wrote for the BBC's ‘Children's Hour' about the adventures of two Midshipmen 'Tiger' Ransome and 'Snort' Kenton.
He wrote one naval fiction novel set during the age of sail.
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction |
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| The Diamond Rock | A novel based around the garrisoning of Diamond Rock | |
Non-Fiction
AOS Naval Non-Fiction |
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| The Battle of Trafalgar | The battle in the context of the world-wide struggle against Napoleon, describes the ships, their crews and the tactics of the action | |
| Nelson the Commander | A full and meticulously researched account of Nelson's life and career | |
Modern Era: Non-Fiction
Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Naval Battles of the First World War | A detailed history of World War I’s principal battles | |
| Naval Battles of World War Two | The effect of pre=war treaties and the war in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
| Freeing the Baltic, 1918–1920 | a.k.a.Cowan's War: the story of British naval operations in the Baltic, 1918–1920 | |
| The Battle of Jutland | Captain Bennett has used sources previously unavailable to historians | |
| Coronel and the Falklands | Coronel was the first British naval defeat for more than a century | |
| Battle of the River Plate | There is no description available for this book although the title is self explanatory. | |
| The Loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse | There is no description available for this book although the title is self explanatory | |
| Charlie B | A biography of Admiral Lord Beresford of Metemmeh and Curraghmore, G.C.B.,G.C.V.O.,LL.D.,D.C.L | |