HNF Related Fiction Authors

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1. Off Soundings: Aspects of the Maritime History of Rhode Island
(AOS Other Non-Fiction)
... Chafee, a former Secretary of the Navy. The historical novelist James L. Nelson, author of the Revolution at Sea novels, calls it "a must-have addition to anyone's library of historical writing." A Providence ...
2. Pierre Mac Orlan
(Other Authors)
Pierre Mac Orlan is a pseudonym of Pierre Dumarchey (1882–1970), a French novelist and songwriter. He was born in Péronne, Somme in northern France and lived in Rouen and Paris as a young man, ...
3. Alaric Bond Review: The War For All The Oceans by Roy Adkins & Lesley Adkins
(Book Reviews)
... book: the term conjurers up lists of details and dates that can make for dry, academic reading. The War for All the Oceans tells a story, and tells it well, with a blend of authoritative commentary and ...
4. Piracy: The Complete History
(AOS Other Non-Fiction)
... the realities of piracy from the Hollywood-inspired fiction, and by tracing the development of piracy through the centuries, this book gives a realistic vision of what piracy actually involves. The ...
5. Astreya: The Voyage South (PB)
(Other Releases)
Seymour Hamilton has a new book which has just been released worldwide, Astreya: The Voyage South. The first book in a nautical/fantasy series the Kindle version is currently listed and the paperback ...
6. Philip MacDougall
(Other Authors)
Philip MacDougall is a writer and historian with a doctorate on naval history from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He has developed a specialist interest in naval dockyards   AOS ...
7. A Ship of War (HC)
(Naval Fiction Releases)
...  1794 - Charles Hayden sets off aboard the ill-fated HMS Themis with orders to destroy a French frigate sailing from Le Havre and to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans ...
8. Review: The Glorious First of June by Sam Willis
(Book Reviews)
... was received and its results. In a recent interview Mr Willis gave a list, which I will not repeat here, of ten notable firsts for this battlle, all of which are fully explored, particularly the role ...
9. Full Fathom Five
(Short Stories)
    This book is described as a Novella and it is therefore listed as a short story. The American Civil War has ground the South into the dust for ten long years thanks in large part ...
10. Armada (HC)
(Naval Fiction Releases)
Author John Stack has a new novel which is now available for pre-order in the UK, Armada, due for release in Hardcover on 5 January 2012. It is currently only listed in the US as available via Kindle on ...
11. The Zhukov Briefing
(T - Modern Era)
The Russian Delta Two class ballistic missile submarine is the deadliest warship afloat, capable of destroying sixteen of the world's largest. A prototype, goes aground off the Norwegian ...
12. The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck
(T - Modern Era)
This book is listed under it's alternate title Hunting the Bismarck  ...
13. 18th - 19th Century Women at Sea
(AOS Other Non-Fiction)
... Lacy, who took to the sea masquerading as men and lived to tell of their experiences. Noted historians who have published works on the same subject are quoted and referenced. For further study, a list ...
14. L. A. Meyer
(Authors)
... artwork. He is best known as the author of the Bloody Jack seafaring novels.   Series: Bloody Jack Adventures (not all books in the series are HNF but are listed for completeness) ...
15. Crucible of Gold
(HNF Related Books)
... to Brazil, threatening Britain's last desperate hope to defeat Napoleon. So the British government dispatches Arthur Hammond from China to enlist Laurence and Temeraire to negotiate a peace with the ...
16. Crucible of Gold (HC)
(Naval Fiction Releases)
... defeat Napoleon. So the British government dispatches Arthur Hammond from China to enlist Laurence and Temeraire to negotiate a peace with the angry Tswana, who have besieged the Portuguese royal family ...
17. British Admirals of the Napoleonic Wars: The Contemporaries of Nelson
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
... a series of in-depth biographical essays of the most important figures, each written by a well-known specialist in the field. Since every chapter was commissioned specially for this book, the coverage ...
18. The Ships of Trafalgar: The British, French and Spanish Fleets, October 1805
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Ships & Design)
... specifications tables, list of commanders, casualty lists and refit histories. Each class of vessel is illustrated by original plans drawn specially by the author alongside contemporary and modern images ...
19. Nelson’s Victory: 101 Questions & Answers about HMS Victory, Nelson’s Flagship at Trafalgar 1805
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Ships & Design)
... Nelson's fully preserved flagship HMS Victory. Much has been written about HMS Victory but it is often simplistic and romanticised or clearly aimed at the technical requirements of the naval historian. ...
20. The Long Haul
(T - Modern Era)
This book is listed under it's alternate title The Crippled Tanker  ...
21. The Great Pirate Legends Debunked (PB)
(Non-Fiction Releases)
... on 1 October 2011. Currently it is not listed for release in the US until 1 September 2012. This book debunks more than a dozen pirate myths-from the flying of the Jolly Roger to the burying of treasure ...
22. Richard Woodman on the release of A Ship for the King
(Astrodene's HNF Blog)
... about maritime matters show – just listen to journalists calling ships ‘boats’ and you will get some idea of how ignorant we have become. On the more specific level the historical interpretation of an ...
23. John Stevens
(Authors)
... a young loyalist commander serving King and Country during Americas fight for independance.   Link to forum for this author    ...
24. Uncommon Valour
(U)
... to service in difficult conditions, but haunted by past demons. William Mason is a young loyalist commander determined to do his duty to King and Country. Tara is the beautiful young woman that connects ...
25. An Interview with Chris Scott Wilson
(Astrodene's HNF Blog)
... other sea writers using the Napoleonic wars. I've also read WWII naval books; Douglas Reeman, Alistair Maclean, Brian Callison, then I started reading non-fiction about anything to do with sailing ships. ...
26. The Keepers of the Narrow Seas
(T - Modern Era)
This bookis listed under it's alternate title The Fritz-Strafers    ...
27. An Interview with M. Kei
(Astrodene's HNF Blog)
... for the genre (we all know Sinbad the Sailor), and the corsair figured prominently in 19th century Romanticism, with poets, novelists, and artists choosing 'Oriental' themes for their works. Rafael Sabatini ...
28. Laura S. Wharton
(Other Authors)
Laura S. Wharton is a writer and novelist with a solid background in public relations and marketing. She's been pursuing the writing path ever since the tender age of eight, filling a portfolio is with ...
29. An Interview with Tom Grundner
(Astrodene's HNF Blog)
... as the other people and events. That gives me the rough sequence of things that will be covered. Once I have that list, I’ll refine it by drilling down on each item. I’ll keep pushing my reading back ...
30. Frank McLynn
(Other Authors)
Francis James McLynn, FRHistS, FRGS (1941- ), known as Frank McLynn, is a British author, biographer, historian and journalist. He is noted for critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert ...
31. Perilous Fight: America's Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas, 1812-1815
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - General)
... as the war began, the nation was bitterly divided over whether it should have a navy at all: Jeffersonian Republicans denounced the idea as a dangerous expansion of government power, while Federalists ...
32. William Johnson Neale
(Authors)
... Nelson. His work may also be listed under the pseudonyms William Johnstoun N. Neale or Capt. W. Johnson Neale Series: n/a Year  Book  Comment   The ...
33. Surgeon's Mate (PB)
(Naval Fiction Releases)
... surgeon's mate aboard His Majesty's frigate Richmond. She's become adept at bleeding, blistering, and amputating limbs; but if her cover is blown, she'll lose both her livelihood and her berth aboard ...
34. Surgeon's Mate
(S)
... Using a dead man's identity, young Patricia Kelley MacPherson is making her way as Patrick MacPherson, surgeon's mate aboard His Majesty's frigate Richmond. She's become adept at bleeding, blistering, ...
35. Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin
(H - Modern Era)
This book is listed under it's alternate title Beware the Bight of Benin  ...
36. Halfhyde and the Guns of Arrest
(H - Modern Era)
This bookis listed under it's alternate title The Guns of Arrest  ...
37. Halfhyde and the Flag Captain
(H - Modern Era)
... entrance to the River Plate, where they enlist the Uruguayans help in recovering Savory. Author: Philip McCutchan Title: Halfhyde and the Flag Captain Series: The Halfhyde Adventures ...
38. The New Lieutenant
(T - Modern Era)
This book is listed under it's alternate title Tom Chatto, RNR  ...
39. David Lyon
(Other Authors)
... both in Britain and abroad. AOS Naval Non Fiction Series: n/a Year  Book  Comment   The Sailing Navy List All the Ships of the Royal Navy ...
40. The Sailing Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured, 1688-1855
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - General)
Innumerable books have been devoted to almost every aspect of the Royal Navy and its achievements in the age of sail, but there is no single, comprehensive listing of its ships and their essential characteristics. ...
41. The Rope School
(T)
This book is listed under it's alternate title Eye of the Cannon  ...
42. Straits of Messina
(S - Modern Era)
... are traversing minefields or listening for the screaming of Stuka dive bombers, the crew of the Lawrence must act effectively if they intend to survive at all. Author: William P. ...
43. The Gulf
(T - Modern Era)
  Set in the blistering, sandblasted Persian Gulf, The Gulf begins with the destruction of a US frigate by a cruise missile, then escalates into a plot of breathtaking plausibility: a US-Iran ...
44. Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
Filled with the promise of adventure and glory, the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic era enticed hundreds of young men to enlist as officers in its bitter struggle against the French fleet. With some as young ...
45. Hector Bywater
(Other Authors)
Hector Charles Bywater (1884-1940) was a British journalist and military writer who became a specialist in naval affairs at the beginning of the 20th century. Through his novel, 'The Great Pacific ...
46. Patrol to the Golden Horn
(PQ - Modern Era)
... Goeben is equally unthinkable. Aided by a Marine explosives expert and a taciturn intelligence specialist, Nick Everard is on board and in control, ready to run the gauntlet in his most dangerous mission ...
47. High Water
(ME Other Nautical Fiction)
... dream is threatened by financial difficulties. So when a profitable, if legally dubious, proposition is put to him by an old naval comrade in arms, Vivian is willing to listen. But what starts out as a ...
48. Steering to Glory: A Day in the Life of a Ship of the Line
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - General)
... listings of the ships-of-the-line 1793 - 1815. This is essential reading for historians, lovers of the naval novel, and all those who have wondered just how such complex communities achieved this unprecedented ...
49. The Ship That Died of Shame
(Anthologies - Modern Era)
... - A small gunboat with a distinguished WW II record; the shame is that it is being used as a smuggler. Oh To Be In England The Reconciliation The List The Thousand Islands Snatch Up the Garden ...
50. Go in and Sink!
(G - Modern Era)
This book is listed under it's alternate title His Majesty's U-Boat  ...