John Pratt, pen name John Winton (3 May 1931 in London – 27 April 2001) was an English author and obituarist, following a career in the Royal Navy in which he rose to Lieutenant-Commander. He was born in London and served in the Korean War and during the Suez Crisis. Whilst still in the Navy, he wrote the comic novel We Joined the Navy, featuring the character of “The Artful Bodger”. Several other novels, and a number of non-fiction works on naval subjects, followed, including a biography of Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe. Pratt also served for 14 years as an obituarist for The Daily Telegraph.[1]
Good Enough For Nelson (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures
The Bodger embarks on his final sea-faring adventure! Perfectfor fans of P.G.Wodehouse, Spike Milligan, Richard Gordon and R.F.Deldafield
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All The Nice Girls (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 5)
Joyous comedy and mischief abound in this nautical saga! Perfect for fans of P.G.Wodehouse, Spike Milligan, Richard Gordon and R.F.Deldafield
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Never Go To Sea (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 4)
High comedy naval story set on dry land! Perfect for fans of P.G.Wodehouse, Spike Milligan, Richard Gordon and R.F.Deldafield
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Down The Hatch (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 3)
John Winton lifts the lid off submarine life! Perfect for fans of P.G.Wodehouse, Spike Milligan, Richard Gordon and R.F.Deldafield
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We Saw The Sea (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 2)
The Artful Bodger is back! Perfect for fans of P.G.Wodehouse, Spike Milligan, Richard Gordon and R.F.Deldafield
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We Joined The Navy (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 1)
A classic, hilarious account of naval life in the 1950s! Perfect for fans of P.G.Wodehouse, Spike Milligan, Richard Gordon and R.F.Deldafield
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HMS Leviathan
A gripping Cold War naval thriller! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Douglas Reeman.
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Captains and Kings
A highly readable history of the relationship between the Royal Family and the Royal Navy during the twentieth century.
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The Fighting Temeraire
A heart-pounding Cold War naval thriller! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Douglas Reeman.
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Polaris
A tense Cold War naval thriller! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Douglas Reeman.
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For Those in Peril: Fifty Years of Royal Navy Search and Rescue
A fascinating collection of the most astounding search and rescue missions ever attempted.
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The Submariners: Life in British Submarines, 1901-1999
‘The entire span of British submarine history has been carefully recorded here: the tragedies in both peace and war … the successes too.’ — Geoffrey Moorhouse, Daily Telegraph
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Convoy: The Defence of Sea Trade 1890-1990
An authoritative examination of the role of convoy between 1890 and 1990.
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Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor!
An engrossing history of life in the Royal Navy at the height of its power.
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Aircraft Carrier (John Winton WWII Thrillers)
A gripping and authentic World War II adventure! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Douglas Reeman.
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The Night of the Scorpion: A historical espionage thriller set in 1944 (John Winton WWII Thrillers)
A nail-biting World War II naval adventure! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Douglas Reeman.
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A Drowning War: (John Winton WWII Thrillers)
A tense World War II naval thriller! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Douglas Reeman.
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Sir Walter Ralegh
A magnificent account of the legendary Elizabethan figure who founded the Roanoke Colony, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada and searched endlessly for El Dorado.
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Below the Belt: Novelty, Subterfuge and Surprise in Naval Warfare K
A remarkable history of unorthodox naval weapons and strategies from the days of the Ancient Greeks to the end of World War Two.
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Jellicoe
An engrossing reassessment of the Commander-in-Chief of British naval forces during World War One.
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Air Power at Sea, 1945-1989
An engrossing account of naval air power from the end of the Second World War through to the end of the Cold War.
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Ultra at Sea: How Breaking the Nazi Code Affected Allied Naval Strategy During World War I
An enthralling examination on the impact that military intelligence had on the Second World War at sea.
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Find, Fix and Strike!
A full examination of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm from the beginning of World War Two until final operations off Japan in August, 1945.
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Ultra in the Pacific
An astounding assessment of the invaluable role of U.S. and Allied codebreakers in the sprawling naval war against Japan.
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War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima; the War in the Pacific was one of the most brutal aspects of the Second World War.
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Carrier Glorious
The engrossing but tragic history of the Royal Navy’s worst loss of World War Two.
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Death of the Scharnhorst
An epic account of how the Royal Navy tracked down, cornered, and sank one of the most fearsome German warships of the Second World War.
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Sink the Haguro!
An engrossing history of the last major naval battle in World War Two’s Pacific War.
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Cunningham: The Greatest Admiral Since Nelson
An engrossing biography of one of the most important naval leaders of the Second World War.
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