SHIPS OF TRAFALGAR

Peter Goodwin has been Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory for over ten years and is placed in an ideal position to write this definitive work. His previous publications include the critically acclaimed The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man of War: 1650-1850 and Countdown to Victory: 101 Questions and Answers about HMS Victory. His most recent book, Nelson's Ships, has been received with wide critical acclaim. He has also published The Naval Cutter Alert 1777, The 20 gun ship Blandford 1719 and The Bomb Vessel Granado 1742 in the Conway 'Anatomy of the Ship' series. He has contributed to the journals Model Shipwright and the Mariner's Mirror and has worked on many ship restoration or replication projects, television documentaries and film work, including serving as an advisor to the acclaimed Hornblower series. He is a keen re-enactor and enjoys sailing in square-riggers.