Richard Woodman

Richard Woodman (1944 - ) is an English novelist and naval historian who retired in 1997 from a 37 year nautical career, mainly working for Trinity House, to write full time. His main work is 14 volumes about the career of Nathaniel Drinkwater, and shorter series about James Dunbar and William Kite, but he also written a range of factual books about 18th century and WW2 history. These include a trilogy of studies of convoys in the Second World War. Unlike many other modern naval historical novelists, such as C.S. Forester or Patrick O'Brian, he has served afloat.Richard Woodman is a regular correspondent for the shipping newspaper Lloyd's List and continues his close association with the sea as a keen yachtsman. He also serves on the Corporate Board of Trinity House.

Books

Nathaniel Drinkwater series

# "An Eye of the Fleet"
# "A King's Cutter"
# "A Brig of War"
# "The Bomb Vessel"
# "The Corvette"
# "1805"
# "Baltic Mission"
# "In Distant Waters"
# "A Private Revenge"
# "Under False Colours"
# "The Flying Squadron"
# "Beneath the Aurora"
# "The Shadow of the Eagle"
# "Ebb Tide"

William Kite trilogy

# "The Guineaman"
# "The Privateersman"
# "The East Indiaman"

James Dunbar novels

* "Waterfront"
* "Under Sail"

Other fiction

* "The Ice Mask"
* "Dead Man Talking"
* "Wager"
* "Endangered Species"
* "The Darkening Sea"
* "Voyage East or The Antigone"
* "The Accident"
* "Act of Terror"
* "Captain of the Caryatid"
* "The Cruise of the Commissioner"

Non-Fiction

*"The Sea Warriors"
*"The Victory of Seapower, 1806 - 1814"
*"Keepers of the Sea: The Yachts and Tenders of Trinity House"
*"The Lighthouses of Trinity House"
*"A Brief History of Mutiny"
*"View from the Sea"
*"Arctic Convoys, 1941 - 1945"
*"Malta Convoys"
*"The Real Cruel Sea, The Merchant Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939 - 1943"
*"The History of the Ship"
*"The Story of Sail (co-author)"
*"...Of Daring Temper, The History of The Marine Society"

External links

* [http://www.richardwoodman.com Author website]