Victor Suthren was curator of the Canadian War Museum and as well as some factual works he wrote two fiction series about Edward Mainwaring, an American colonial serving in the Royal Navy in the 18th century, and Paul Gallant, a French Canadian naval officer also serving in the 18th century.
| Series: Edward Mainwaring | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1739 | Royal Yankee | Mainwaring, an American colonial, is a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, commanding the 6 gun schooner Athena. |
| 1741 | Golden Galleon | Mainwaring now commands the sloop of war Diana rounding Cape Horn |
| 1742 | Admiral of Fear | Mainwaring is serving in the Mediterranean |
| 1744 | Captain Monsoon | Mainwaring commands the 44-gun Pallas in action against the French off Mauritius. |
| Series: Paul Gallant | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1745 | The Black Cockade | The novel is based on the siege and capture of the French fortress of Louisburg in Nova Scotia. |
| 1745 -1746 |
A King's Ransom | The captain of the Echo must retrieve the golden virgin statuette. |
| 1747 | In Perilous Seas | Paul Gallant is now captain of a frigate assigned to shepherd a convoy of merchantmen from the West Indies to France |
AOS Naval Non Fiction
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| The War of 1812 | A dramatic and informative book on this pivotal moment in Canada's past | |
| To Go Upon Discovery | James Cook and Canada, from 1758 to 1779 | |
| The Sea Has No End | The Life of Louis-Antoine De Bougainville | |
AOS Other Nautical Fiction
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Series: n/a |
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Year |
Book | Comment |
| Canadian Stories of the Sea | A selection of tales that capture the spirit of the Canadian past afloat. | |
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