Rif Winfield has worked in the shipping and computer industries, has been for many years a charity director, has operated his own retail businesses (with his wife Ann), and has been a candidate for elections to Parliament and other levels of government, including serving as an elected Councillor and being appointed to government posts in health and in local government. A life-long researcher into naval history, he lives in Mid Wales and is the author of a number of standard works on the ships of the British Navy.
AOS Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Series: British Warships in the Age of Sail | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Design Construction, Careers and Fates | |
| British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Design Construction, Careers and Fates | |
| British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Design Construction, Careers and Fates | |
| British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817 - 1863 | Design Construction, Careers and Fates | |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1862 | Design Construction, Careers and Fates | |
| First Rate: The Greatest Warships of the Age of Sail | An authoritative history of their development with reproductions of many of the best images of the ships | |
| The 50-Gun Ship: A Complete History | The crucial role of the 50-gun ship in the development of the battleship and the frigate | |
| The Sail and Steam Navy List 1815-1889 | Completion of work done by David Lyon before his death | |