Books by Dr Sam Willis

In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.

With a cast of swaggering swashbuckling characters, The Struggle for Sea Power charts the greatest war in the age of sail.

The story of the greatest victories from the British navy's golden age, told through never-before-seen letters written by the officers at the heart of these battles.