Peter Padfield

PETER PADFIELD was a British author and historian specialising in naval history and the Second World War period who published more than a dozen works of history and fiction, including four novels. His books include Maritime Power and the Struggle for Freedom, Dönitz: The Last Führer and Guns at Sea.

Padfield won the 2003 Mountbatten Maritime Prize for Maritime Power and the Struggle for Freedom. He also wrote biographies of Heinrich Himmler and Rudolf Hess, and his first major book, The Titanic and the Californian, brought him international recognition.

Before writing, Padfield trained for the sea at HMS Worcester and served as a navigating officer with P&O Line. In 1957 he sailed under Commander Alan Villiers aboard the replica bark Mayflower II from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Peter Padfield’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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