WINNER OF THE SAMUEL PEPYS PRIZE AND LATHAM MEDAL, 2009
‘You will want to give this book to your favourite armchair seadog’ – James Srodes in The Washington Times
‘This superb book…not only an impressive technical publication to satisfy the dedicated researcher, it is also a jolly good read for the enthusiast’ – The Nautical Magazine
‘[A] magnificent and superbly illustrated volume’ – Professor Eric Grove in Navy News
‘This superb book…well written…beautifully illustrated throughout…this outstanding book is also very good value for money. Highly recommended’ – Marine News
‘Outstanding analysis’ – The Oxford Times
‘This great vade mecum…the research embodied in this work is excellent…no student of the late seventeenth century navy can afford to be without this admirable compilation’ – Professor David Loades in The Mariner’s Mirror
‘A book which should be in the bookcase of every student of Royal Naval history…the author deserves huge congratulations for the expertise and knowledge so well recorded in this superb book’ – David Clement in South West Soundings
‘Fantastically detailed and comprehensive…an absolute must for anyone with an interest in the sailing navy’ – Janet Dempsey in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine