ARCTIC CONVOYS 1941 - 1945(Reprint) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2007 by Casemate Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-84415-611-5, ISBN: 1-84415-611-7
"During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defenses against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel who benefited is now well known, but few are aware of the courage, determination and sacrifice of Allied merchant ships, which withstood unremitting U-boat attacks and aerial bombardment to maintain the lifeline to Russia. In the storms, fog and nu ..."
For King or Commonwealth(1st Edition) (A Kit Faulkner Naval Adventure) by RichardWoodman Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2012 by Severn House Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7278-8172-4, ISBN: 0-7278-8172-8
""An exhilarating high seas adventure set during the English Civil War. ""1649." England has been torn asunder by a civil war that has pitted Parliamentarians against Royalists. Captain Kit Faulkner, bound to the Royalist cause, has been living in exile for the past four years. Faulkner must now support himself with the tiny rump of the Royal Navy that remains loyal. But his loyalties are torn, partly by the desire of his old patron, Sir ..."
Ship for the King, A by RichardWoodman Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Severn House Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7278-8078-9, ISBN: 0-7278-8078-0
"A thrilling maritime adventure, the first in a new series set against the backdrop of the English Civil War - Bristol, England, 1618. Kit Faulkner is a young vagrant orphan, but his life changes forever when two gentlemen spot his potential and he is taken aboard their merchant ship, the Swallow, to be trained for a life at sea. As he rises through the ranks, he risks all in encounters with pirates and French corsairs. Meanwhile, Englan ..."
"Intertwined with the history of ships and the men who sailed them is the story of the technological, political, and ecopnomic developments that have shaped the evolution of nautical vessels, which Woodman succinctly places within their ..."
The Shadow of the Eagle(Reprint) #13 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariners Library Fiction Classic) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2002 by Sheridan House ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-103-8, ISBN: 1-57409-103-4
"It is 1814 and Napoleon has abdicated as Emperor of the French. King Louis XVIII is brought out of his English exile and escorted back to France by an Allied squadron commanded by the Duke of Clarence. The 'Great War' is at an end and Europe prepares to celebrate the return of legitimate monarchy. But the victorious Allies are increasingly suspicious of one another. Alexander I, the capricious Tsar of Russia, believes he is the savior o ..."
Ebb Tide(Reprint) #14 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariners Library Fiction Classic) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2002 by Sheridan House Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-104-5, ISBN: 1-57409-104-2
"It is 1843 and Captain Nathaniel Sir Drinkwater embarks on the paddle-steamer Vestal for an inspection of lighthouses on the west coast of England. Bowed with age and honors, the old sea officer has been drawn from retirement on half-pay to fulfill his public duty. The following day, tragedy strikes, and Drinkwater is confronted with his past life: his sins and follies, his triumphs and his disasters. Drawing on a true incident, Richard ..."
A Brig of War(Reprint) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Sheridan House ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-125-0, ISBN: 1-57409-125-5
"In A Brig of War, Nathaniel Drinkwater is promoted lieutenant of the brig Hellebore. He finds routine convoy escort duties end abruptly when Admiral Nelson, pursuing the French fleet to Egypt, sends Hellebore to the Red Sea with an urgent warning to the British squadron there. However, Nelson’s apprehensions over French ambitions in the East are more than justified. Edouard Santhonax, Drinkwater’s old enemy, is already preparing for a F ..."
The Bomb Vessel(1st Edition) A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariner's Library Fiction Classics) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2000 by Sheridan House Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-099-4, ISBN: 1-57409-099-2
"THE BOMB VESSEL is the fourth of the chronicles which chart Nathaniel Drinkwater's stirring career in the Royal Navy - a story rich in drama and incident, impeccable in historical detail, the work of a master storyteller with salt-water in his veins. THE CORVETTE - With the French so clearly established as masters of the war upon trade, what might have seemed a routine duty quickly explodes into violent action. And Drinkwater finds hims ..."
A Private Revenge(2nd Edition) #9 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariners Library Fiction Classic) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1999 by Sheridan House ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-078-9, ISBN: 1-57409-078-X
"In the aftermath of a typhoon, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater brings His Britannic Majesty's frigate Patrician into the shelter of the Pearl River on the China coast. Seeking the means to refit, Captain Drinkwater finds himself caught up in the bizarre events following the British occupation of Macao and Admiral Drury' attack on Canton. Drinkwater is relieved to be assigned to escorting a convoy to Penang. The convoy's cargo includes a my ..."
The History of the Ship(Illustrated) The Comprehensive Story of Seafaring from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by RichardWoodman, Lyons Press Staff Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1998 by Lyons Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55821-681-5, ISBN: 1-55821-681-2
"Published in England by Conway Maritime Press and in the U.S. by The Lyons Press, The History of the Ship covers the technology and commerce of deepwater vessels from Pharaonic times in Egypt to the 1990s, with emphasis on the ships and shipping of the past 500 years. This is a survey of a large subject, and it includes naval vessels and their technologies and politics as well as cargo vessels and their economic fortunes and misfortunes ..."
THE NATHANIEL DRINKWATER COLLECTION (6 VOL.S): BALTIC MISSION, EYE OF THE FLEET, THE BOMB VESSEL, 1805, A KING'S CUTTER, & IN DISTANT WATERS by RichardWoodman Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Time Warner Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-7474-0017-2, ISBN: 0-7474-0017-2
Beyond Madagascar A Bold & Consequential Voyage (Paperback) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 318 Pages, Published 2019 by Independently Published, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-70543-507-6, ISBN: 1-70543-507-6
"Set during the first half of the seventeenth century Beyond Madagascar: A Bold & Consequential Voyage tells the story of a long forgotten episode buried under the subsequent trauma of the English Civil War - the proposed colonisation of the ..."
The King's Chameleon(1st Edition) (A Kit Faulkner Naval Adventure) by RichardWoodman Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2013 by Severn House Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7278-8296-7, ISBN: 0-7278-8296-1
"England, 1659. Captain Kit Faulkner’s house is prospering; his eldest son, Nathaniel, has recently returned from a profitable trip to Jamaica in the good ship Faithful, and his daughter, Hannah, has made a suitable match with a young sailor. But the resignation of the Lord Protector, Richard Cromwell, throws England into uncertainty. Will the republic flourish, or will a King return to the throne?Kit is content to let matters take their ..."
For King or Commonwealth(Reprint) (A Kit Faulkner Naval Adventure) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2013 by Severn House Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-84751-427-1, ISBN: 1-84751-427-8
""An exhilarating high seas adventure set during the English Civil War. ""1649." England has been torn asunder by a civil war that has pitted Parliamentarians against Royalists. Captain Kit Faulkner, bound to the Royalist cause, has been living in exile for the past four years. Faulkner must now support himself with the tiny rump of the Royal Navy that remains loyal. But his loyalties are torn, partly by the desire of his old patron, Sir ..."
"Among the coral outcrops of the island of Rota, lies the wreck of a Spanish galleon, the Santa Margarita - Spring 1601. This is a reconstruction of the Santa Margaritas disastrous last voyage, beset by an extraordinary sequence of typhoons and storms. Based on what little is known of the ships journey overloaded cargo, bad-blood amongst the crew and a curse we are told a story of greed, horror, deprivation and unimaginable hardship by t ..."
A History of the British Merchant Navy Neptune's Trident: Spices and Slaves 1500-1807 (History/Brit Merchant Navy 1) (Volume 1) by RichardWoodman Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2008 by The History Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-4814-5, ISBN: 0-7524-4814-5
"Fine, A fine copy in black cloth boards, gold gilt title on spine, with a fine dust-jacket. A History of the British Merchant Navy: vol. 1: Neptune's Trident: Spices and Slaves 1500-1507 (History/Brit Merchant Navy 1). 5.9"x9.2"x1.6"; 1.6 lb; 352 pages."
1805 #6 A Nathanial Drinkwater Novel (Mariners Library Fiction Classic) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2001 by Sheridan House Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-101-4, ISBN: 1-57409-101-8
"In the tradition of C.S. Forester, ex-sailor Richard Woodman brings history to life in a rousing tale of daring deeds and clashing cutlasses. it is the summer of 1804 and Napoleon is massing his vast army for the invasion of England. His powerful Combined Fleet is preparing to meet Admiral Nelson's British Fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar. In the annals of history this battle completely decimated the Combined Fleet, ranking second in de ..."
The Sea Warriors(1st Edition) by RichardWoodman Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2001 by Constable ISBN-13: 978-1-84119-183-6, ISBN: 1-84119-183-3
"Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, A very good, near fine copy in blue cloth boards, silver gilt title on spine with a very good dust jacket. 395 pages. The true story of the great sea captains of the late-18th and early-19th century who spent long, arduous years away from their homes fighting for king and country, to win and hold control of the seas. Extraordinary characters stride across the p ..."
A King's Cutter(1st Edition) #2 A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel (Mariners Library Fiction Classic) by RichardWoodman Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2001 by Sheridan House ISBN-13: 978-1-57409-124-3, ISBN: 1-57409-124-7
"It is 1792 and Nathaniel Drinkwater is back in the Royal Navy, this time appointed to the twelve-gun cutter Kestrel, commanded by the inscrutable Madoc Griffiths. With the gathering menace of the French Revolution, he is involved in secret and dangerous operations off the French Coast including the rescue of émigrés and the landing of agents.As Europe plunges deeper into war, Kestrel takes part in the struggle for supremacy in the Chann ..."