Admiral Benbow

The Admiral Benbow was The Sunday Times ‘Pick of the Paperbacks’ 30 October 2011

‘Well researched and well written…Willis does a masterful job of creating a well-founded and well-written interpretation.’

Professor John Hattendorf for the Times Literary Supplement

‘Fascinating…One of the best naval biographies to appear for many years.’

BBC History Magazine

‘… fascinating biography … one of the many things that makes the author such a superb chronicler of naval warfare is his ability to explain technicalities … Willis has done a tremendous job of reassessing this neglected period in our rich naval history’

Mail on Sunday

‘Willis conducts a long and patient investigation into Benbow’s career before his mythic moment ended it… Willis is a magnificent describer of the realities of fighting ships at sea’

The Sunday Times

‘A must-read account of a man who embodies a forgotten and under valued period in Britain’s maritime history’

Dan Snow

‘John Benbow is more than a man, and this is more than a biography…Willis’ book is a notable piece of naval historical writing…and is highly recommended.’

Navy News

‘Sam Willis’s brilliantly written account both brings Benbow to life and provides fascinating insights into the realities of naval warfare at the turn of the eighteenth century…this is naval history as it should be written.’

David Davies – author of Pepys’s Navy and Winner of the 2009 Samuel Pepys Award.

The Admiral Benbow has been chosen for Talk Radio Ireland’s History Book Club