My new book was released in the UK and Europe last week – it’s publishing in the USA in April. I’ve just received my author copies – and they’re causing much excitement at Chateau Macdonald! What a beautiful production by Frontline Books and Pen & Sword. It’s a funny feeling reading your own finalised published book for the first time!

My new book about how 6 of the 8 US battleships (sunk or damaged during the surprise Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor) returned to war has now been published in the UK. It’s a fascinating story that covers the raid itself, the amazing feats of salvage – and then follows each of the 6 OBBs as they are repaired, modernised and returned to the fight. Publishing in USA next month.

With the 1st edition completely sold out, we are working towards releasing a brand new, rewritten and expanded, 2nd edition in May 2023.

In addition to updating the 1st edition (2014) wreck illustrations of the main wrecks to reflect structural degradation and collapsing over the last 10 years, there are also new illustrations of:

IJN Futagami, Hanagawa Maru, Hoyo Maru, Katsuragisan Maru, Kikukawa Maru, Momokawa Maru, Nagano Maru, IJN Oite, Reiyo Maru, Taiho Maru, Yubae Maru and the newly discovered 300-ton IJN Salvage Tug, which remains as yet unidentified.

And here is the new cover!

Pre-orders now available here:

The 1st edition is completely sold out both in the UK and the USA – but the good news is that I’ve finished the manuscript for a new expanded 2nd edition, with loads of new wreck illustrations. Anticipating it will be published around May this year … more details to follow!

It’s done! The final page set proof is finished, checked and rechecked and is back with my publishers to finalise with publication still on course for March this year. It’s been a ton of work – but we are on track for my 2nd foray into pure military history.

Pre-orders available here:

The Manuscript for this new book has now been edited and is away for the next step of being page set. March 2023 for publication at moment.

Delighted to announce that my new book about how 6 of the 8 U.S. battleships sunk or damaged at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, were repaired and returned to the fight, will publish on 30 March 2023.

Pre-Orders available here:

Just uploaded a new video tour of the wreck of the SS Shuna in the Sound of Mull on the west coast of Scotland. The link is here:

Just back from a week’s expedition to survey the wrecks of the two K-class submarines K4 & K17 lost during the so-called Battle of May Island in the Firth of Forth on 31 January 1918. Amazing dive team – who gathered a vast collection of amazing video and stills – from which we are now processing 3D photogrammetery models of each submarine. More on that to follow!