Peter C Smith eter Charles Horstead Smithis the published

author In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is referred to as authorship. Therefore, a sculpt ...

of 82 books of

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naval A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operatio ...

and

military history Military history is the study of War, armed conflict in the Human history, history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to Politics, local and international relationship ...

including ''Pedestal - the Convoy that saved Malta''; ''Task Force 57 - The British Pacific Fleet''; ''The

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the ...

''; ''Sailors in the Dock - A History of Naval Courts Martial down the Centuries''; "The Vultee Vengeance in Battle" , "The Petlyakov Pe-2 ''Peshka''" , "Sailors on the Rocks: Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks" and ''Midway: Dauntless Victory''. Born in

North Elmham North Elmham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and is located about north of East Dereham, on the west bank of the River Wensum. Including Gateley, the civil parish had a population of 1,4 ...

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, UK in October 1940, after living in London, Kent and Cambridge he has resided in the village of Riseley in

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, UK with his wife Pat since 1982. He is a member of the

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, London, and the

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Home page for details of all his books

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Peter C. 1940 births Living people People from North Elmham People from the Borough of Bedford English writers English male writers English military historians