Peter C. Smith

Peter C. Smith is one of the world's leading authors on all things maritime and is highly respected throughout the world. Born in North Elmham, Norfolk, in 1940 he was educated at Hamonds School, Swaffham. After living in London, Kent and Cambridge now resides in a north-Bedfordshire village with his wife and Annie the Black Labby.

Age of Sail: Non-Fiction

AOS Naval Non-Fiction

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Year  Book  Comment
  Sailors on the Rocks Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks
  Heritage of the Sea Famous Preserved Ships Around the UK
  The Royal Marines A Pictorial History 1664-1987

Modern Era: Non-Fiction

Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction

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Year  Book  Comment
  HMS Royal Sovereign and Her Sister Ships The wartime history of the battleship
  Hold the Narrow Sea Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939-45
  The Great Ships British Battleships in World War II
  The Battle-Cruiser HMS Renown 1916-1948 Detail coupled with eyewitness memoirs from former crew members
  Critical Conflict The Royal Navy's Mediterranean Campaign in 1940
  Pedestal The Convoy That Saved Malta
  Fighting Flotilla RN Laforey Class Destroyers in World War II
  Destroyer Leader HMS Faulknor 1935-1946
  Into the Minefields British Destroyer Minelaying 1916-1960
  Eagle's War The War Diary of an Aircraft Carrier
  Midway, Dauntless Victory Fresh Perspectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II

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