His father william was a sheet metal worker and his mother margaret a shop assistant. He has since published over 30 books, covering marine architecture, ship construction including several in. University of hull alumnus dr brian lavery, author of the headscarf revolutionaries and the luckiest thirteen was invited by the nautical institute shetland branch to deliver the keynote lecture at shetland museum and archives boat week festival. Books by brian lavery author of nelsons navy goodreads. Nelsons navy ships men and organization 1793 1815 by. The epic story of maritime adventure smithsonian, and jack aubrey commands.
Brian lavery has 62 books on goodreads with 4323 ratings. Now, brian lavery, the noted naval historian and author of more than twenty books on the royal navy, and geoff hunt, the president royal society of marine artists and the painter of many of the covers in the aubrey maturin series, have written the frigate surprise. He worked at chatham historic dockyard on the wooden walls exhibition. Brian lavery born 18 july 1945, is a british naval historian, author, and curator emeritus at. The complete story of the ship made famous in the novels of patrick o brian. Using firsthand accounts and archival research, acclaimed historian brian lavery brings to light one of the major untold stories of world war two. Nelsons navy, the ships, men and organisation 17931815, by brian lavery, foreword by patrick o brian, revised and updated edition, 2012 isbn 9781844861750. Lavery was born in scotland and brought up in dumbarton. Follow brian lavery and explore their bibliography from s brian lavery author page.
He proved a perfect ambassador for hull, recounting the 1968 triple trawler disaster, which resonated with his audience. He began to write books in the 1970s, and worked for 16 years in museums. An historical companion to the naval world of patrick o brian, and more on. Lavery was born in glasgows east end in 1959, the fourth of six sons.
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