Dr David Cordingly read Modern History at Oxford and has a doctorate from the University of Sussex. He was Keeper of Pictures at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and is the author of several books on marine art and naval history.
He was historical consultant for the movie Pirates of the Caribbean starring Johnny Depp, and has appeared on camera in several television documentary programmes for the BBC, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel.
AOS Naval Non-Fiction
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Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander (aka Cochrane the Dauntless: The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane)
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Spanish Gold: Captain Woodes Rogers and the Pirates of the Caribbean (aka Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean: The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers)
Life among the Pirates: The Romance and the Reality (aka Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life among the Pirates)
Heroines and Harlots: Women at Sea in the Great Age of Sail (aka Women Sailors and Sailors' Women: An untold maritime history OR Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways and Sailors' Wives)
The author's official web site is davidcordingly.com