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]

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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)

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Never Go To Sea (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 4)

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Down The Hatch (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 3)

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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)

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We Joined The Navy (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 1)

We Joined The Navy (Artful Bodger Naval Adventures Book 1)

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HMS Leviathan

HMS Leviathan

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Captains and Kings

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

The Fighting Temeraire

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Polaris

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For Those in Peril: Fifty Years of Royal Navy Search and Rescue

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The Submariners: Life in British Submarines, 1901-1999

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

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Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor!

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Aircraft Carrier (John Winton WWII Thrillers)

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The Night of the Scorpion: A historical espionage thriller set in 1944 (John Winton WWII Thrillers)

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A Drowning War: (John Winton WWII Thrillers)

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Sir Walter Ralegh

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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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The Forgotten Fleet
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War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

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Death of the Scharnhorst

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Cunningham: The Greatest Admiral Since Nelson

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