Philip Donald McCutchan (1920-1996), who also wrote under the pseudonyms Robert Conington Galway and Duncan MacNeil, grew up in the naval atmosphere of Portsmouth Dockyard and developed a lifetime's interest in the sea. Military history was an early interest resulting in several fiction books, from amongst his large output, about the British Army and its campaigns, especially in the last 150 years. He served throughout WW II in a variety of ships, including the cruiser Vindictive, the ocean boarding vessel Largs, and the escort carrier Ravager, ending the war as a lieutenant, RNVR.
His modern era series include The Halfhyde Adventures, Donald Cameron RNVR, John Mason Kemp and Tom Chatto.
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1779 | Lady of the Line | A romance set during the Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1793 |
AOS Other Nautical Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Storm South | (There is no description available for this book) | |
Non-Fiction
AOS Other Non-Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Tall Ships | The history of the 'golden age of sail' from the Baltimore packets to the glorious clippers | |
Modern Era: Fiction
Modern Era Naval Fiction |
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| Series: The Halfhyde Adventures | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Halfhyde at the Bight of Benin aka Beware the Bight of Benin |
Lt. St. Vincent Halfhyde finds himself aboard H.M.S. Aurora headed for the West Coast of Africa | |
| Halfhyde's Island | Halfhyde, aboard Viceroy, is ordered to a volcanic island in the north Pacific. | |
| Halfhyde and the Guns of Arrest | Halfhyde is sent to Africa to capture a British traitor who carries secret blueprints of British warships. | |
| Halfhyde to the Narrows | Halfhyde, commanding Vendetta, sails for the Dardanelles as part of a flotilla sent to rescue a British sailing-ship | |
| Halfhyde for the Queen | Halfhyde is sent on a secret mission ashore: to aid the Queen's Messenger | |
| Halfhyde Ordered South | The old iron-clad Meridian steams south on her last journey under the British flag | |
| Halfhyde and the Flag Captain | Halfhyde must recapture Sir Russell Savory in Uruguay | |
| Halfhyde on the Yangtze | The European residents in Chungking are threatened with rebellion and massacre by the Chinese | |
| Halfhyde on Zanatu | The idyllic Polynesian island is in rebellion and the British Navy sends Halfhyde to find out why | |
| Halfhyde Outward Bound | Halfhyde decides to broaden his experience with a spell under sail, on the Aysgarth Falls | |
| The Halfhyde Line | Halfhyde, separated from the Royal Navy, becomes the owner/master of the steamer Taronga Park | |
| Halfhyde and the Chain Gangs | Halfhyde RN (inactive) is pressed back into service at the start of the Boer War | |
| Halfhyde Goes to War | Halfhyde is captured in a train wreck by the Boers | |
| Halfhyde on the Amazon | Halfhyde is called on to go to the Amazon river with a senior British diplomat | |
| Halfhyde and the Admiral | Halfhyde is sailing for Chile and the Admiralty have "requested" that he carry two "special" passengers | |
| Halfhyde and the Fleet Review | Halfhyde is to aid in the preparations for the Queen's review of the British Fleet | |
| Series: Donald Cameron RNVR | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1941 | Cameron, Ordinary Seaman aka In the Line of Fire |
Cameron is aboard the destroyer Carmarthen severely damaged in a surprise daylight attack. |
| 1941 | Cameron Comes Through aka Dangerous Waters |
The British destroyer Wharfedale is tasked to rescue two men from Crete |
| 1942 | Cameron of the Castle Bay aka Under Orders |
The Castle Bay is to blow up a secret Nazi base in the Norwegian mountains. |
| WWII | Lieutenant Cameron RNVR aka An Act of War |
When Northumberland goes down Cameron is the only executive officer left amongst the survivors |
| 1942 | Cameron in the Gap aka Storm of War |
Cameron joins the destroyer Burnside on one of the most important convoys of 1942 |
| WWII | Cameron's Convoy aka Cold War |
The battle-weary Sprinter has to transport VIP's bound for an arms conference in Moscow. |
| WWII | Orders for Cameron aka Ship of Fate |
The corvette Oleander joins in the manoeuvres of Operation Torch |
| WWII | Cameron in Command aka In Command |
The new commander of HM corvette Briar, Cameron proceeds south to the Falkland Islands |
| WWII | Cameron and the Kaiserhof aka On Land and Sea |
Cameron is given orders to fly to Gibralta and make contact with a British agent. |
| WWII | Cameron's Raid aka Against All Odds |
Cameron is part of a raid on Brest when he is forced to take command |
| WWII | Cameron's Chase aka Hunted |
Hitler's newest and most powerful battleship, the Attila, is moving in for the kill |
| WWII | Cameron's Troop Lift aka Prisoner of War |
Cameron discovers a merchant ship in a convoy is transporting POW's. Can he rescue them? |
| WWII | Cameron's Commitment aka Secret Mission |
Cameron is puzzled. Why has he been given command of the light cruiser Castile? |
| WWII | Cameron's Crossing aka Sinking Ship |
Cameron has to take command of the sinking escort carrier HMS Charger |
| Omnibus editions | ||
| WWII | The Convoy Commodore / Cameron, Ordinary Seaman |
The Convoy Commodore from the John Mason Kemp series and Cameron, Ordinary Seaman from the Donald Cameron RNVR series |
| Series: John Mason Kemp | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| WWII | The Convoy Commodore aka Convoy of War |
Commodore Kemp is in charge of a convoy bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| WWII | Convoy North | Kemp faces a dangerous mission in the waters of Norway's North Cape. |
| WWII | Convoy South | Kemp leads a group of ships transporting a division of troops from Australia to the USA. |
| WWII | Convoy East | Kemp leads a group of ships from Britain bound for the Mediterranean and Malta. |
| WWII | Convoy of Fear | The Voyage continues from Malta through the Suez Canal bound for Ceylon |
| WWII | Convoy Homeward | Kemp is leading a convoy west from Colombo to Africa and then out into the Atlantic |
| Series: Tom Chatto (Book 1 AOS Merchant fiction, Book 2 Modern Era Merchant Fiction, Book 3 Modern Era Naval Fiction) | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Tom Chatto, Apprentice aka Apprentice to the Sea |
Tom Chatto embarks at Liverpool to learn how to handle a big windjammer | |
| Tom Chatto, Second Mate aka The Second Mate |
Tom secures a berth as second officer on a liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company | |
| WWI | Tom Chatto, RNR aka The New Lieutenant |
After being attacked by the Dresden, Tom volunteers for the Royal Naval Reserve. |
Modern Era Other Nautical Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| On Course for Danger | (There is no description available for this book) | |
| Bowering's Breakwater | A British liner is crossing the Indian Ocean when nuclear war breaks | |
| WWI | The Last Farewell | The voyage of the Laurentia from New York |