Name Richard Woodman | Role Novelist | |
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Books An eye of the fleet, A king's cutter, The bomb vessel, A private revenge, A brig of war |
Richard woodman your love
Captain Richard Martin Woodman LVO (born 1944) is an English novelist and naval historian who retired in 1997 from a 37-year nautical career, mainly working for Trinity House, to write full-time.
Contents
- Richard woodman your love
- Girl crush cover chelsie young feat richard woodman and william o donnell
- Writing
- Honours
- Nathaniel Drinkwater series
- William Kite trilogy
- James Dunbar novels
- Kit Faulkner novels
- Other fiction
- Non Fiction
- References
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Writing
His main work is 14 volumes about the career of Nathaniel Drinkwater, and shorter series about James Dunbar and William Kite, but he also has written a range of factual books about 18th century and WW2 history. These include a trilogy of studies of convoys in the Second World War and a five volume history of the British Merchant Navy. Unlike many other modern naval historical novelists, such as C.S. Forester or Patrick O'Brian, he has served afloat. He went to sea at the age of sixteen as an indentured midshipman and has spent eleven years in command. His experience ranges from cargo-liners to ocean weather ships and specialist support vessels as well as yachts, square-riggers, and trawlers.
Woodman is a regular correspondent for the shipping newspaper Lloyd's List and continues his close association with the sea as a keen yachtsman. He also serves on the Corporate Board of Trinity House. He has won several awards including the Society for Nautical Research's Anderson Medal in 2005 and the Marine Society's Harmer Award in 1978.
Honours
Woodman was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2014 New Year Honours for his services to Trinity House.
Nathaniel Drinkwater series
- An Eye of the Fleet
- A King's Cutter
- A Brig of War
- The Bomb Vessel
- The Corvette
- 1805
- Baltic Mission
- In Distant Waters
- A Private Revenge
- Under False Colours
- The Flying Squadron
- Beneath the Aurora
- The Shadow of the Eagle
- Ebb Tide
William Kite trilogy
- The Guineaman
- The Privateersman
- The East Indiaman
James Dunbar novels
- Waterfront
- Under Sail
Kit Faulkner novels
- A Ship for the King
- For King or Commonwealth
- The King's Chameleon
Other fiction
Non-Fiction
- Neptune's Trident
- Britannia's Realm
- Masters Under God
- More Days, More Dollars
- Fiddler's Green