Nautical Narratives

A selection of books that share a naval/nautical theme...

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A Bootneck's Footsteps
Military history 
ISBN 1-84683-043-5

A Bootneck's Footsteps

by Mike Pinnock 
The author sets off on a nostalgic journey to retrace his father's movements with the Royal Marines 1921-45
Corkhead's Chronicle
Naval memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-001-X

A Corkhead's Chronicle

by David J. Lott
Experiences of a Royal Navy Clearance Diver 1955-76
Adventures of a Flying Dutchman
Aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-014-1

Adventures of a Flying Dutchman

by Rudolf J Idzerda
Autobiography of a WW2 pilot in the Netherlands Naval Air Service who went on to become a Rear Admiral and later a Director of the World Wildlife Fund
An Ayrshire Shipbuilder
Maritime history 
ISBN 1-84683-009-5

An Ayrshire Shipbuilder

by Dougal McIntyre
Portrait of John McIntyre, a 19th/20th century Scottish shipbuilder
Apprentice to Red Ensign
Maritime memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-85-5

Apprentice to the Red Ensign

by Mike Holmes
A Merchant Seaman's experiences in the the late 1940s with the Ellerman & Bucknell line
Coastal Command Pilot
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-29-2

Coastal Command Pilot

by Ted Rayner

WW2 experiences of a Hudson pilot with 269 Squadron in Norway, Iceland and Greenand
Crash Boats of Gorleston
RAF History 
ISBN 1-903953-84-7

Crash Boats of Gorleston

by Tony Overill
The WW2 exploits of the high speed launches of Norfolk-based No.24 Air Sea Rescue Unit of the RAF Marine Branch
Crossing the Line
Maritime fiction 
ISBN 1-903953-68-5

Crossing the Line

by David North

A cautionary tale, based on fact, of an ex-Army officer tempted into the shady world of cross-Channel smuggling
duncan of camperdown
ISBN 0-9525650-0-5

Duncan of Camperdown

by Neil Duncan

Biography of Admiral Adam Duncan, victor of the battle of Camperdown in 1797
Flying the Waves
Aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-10-3

Flying the Waves

by Richard Pike
Experiences of an air-sea rescue helicopter pilot around the Scottish coast in the 1980s/90s
Inside and Out
military/civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-91-X

Inside and Out

by Robert Cosh
Entertaining memoir featuring the author's experiences in the wartime Royal Navy and postwar in HM Prison Service
Intercepted at Sea
Naval history 
ISBN 1-84683-020-6

Intercepted at Sea

by Leslie Howson
& John Nixon
The human cost of insecure Royal Navy signals during two World Wars
Liverpool Tales from the Mersey Mouth
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-74-X

Liverpool Tales

by John Williams
Charming, humourous and nostalgic stories featuring the many moods of Merseyside over the past 50 years
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On a Sailors Grave
Naval history 
ISBN 1-873203-99-3

On a Sailor's Grave (No Roses Grow)

by Mike Kemble
A personal investigation into some of the greatest Maritime Disasters of the Second World War
Red Duster Recollections
Maritime memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-62-6

Red Duster Recollections

by Ron Tubb

A former Merchant Seaman recalls his experiences before and during World War Two
Swinging the Lamp
RAF memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-63-4

Swinging the Lamp

by Ted Bedwell
A selection of often hilarious nautical tales from a former 'webfoot' of the RAF Marine Branch
The Brats
Nautical fiction 
ISBN 1-903953-26-X

The Brats

by Tony Paul

A historical seafaring adventure
This Is My Story This Is My Song
Naval memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-70-7

This is My Story, This is My Song

by Ray Oram

Experiences of a WW2 Landing Craft (Tank) Skipper in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and on D-Day...
Tread Lightly Into Danger
Bomb disposal 
ISBN 1-873203-80-2

Tread Lightly into Danger

by Anthony Charlwood

Former Royal Navy diver and freelance bomb disposal expert recalls his many escapades in the world's trouble-spots