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Paul Wright has painted ships of all kinds for most of his career, specializing in steel and steam warships from the late 19th century to the present day. Paul's art has illustrated the works of Patrick O'Brian, Dudley Pope and C.S. Forester amongst others, and hangs in many corporate and private collections all over the world. A Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, Paul lives and works in Surrey. Nick Hewitt is a naval historian who works for Orkney Islands Council. He studied history at Lancaster University and War Studies at King's College, London, before working at Imperial War Museums and The National Museum of the Royal Navy.
Nick's broadcast credits include presenting the BBC's Coast, Channel 5's D-Day's Sunken Secrets (2014) and the BBC's Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day (2016). His first book, Coastal Convoys 1939-1945, was published in 2008, and he has since published The Kaiser's Pirates (2013) and Firing on Fortress Europe (2015). His latest book, Normandy: the Sailors' Story, was published by Yale University Press in 2024. |
