The Fighting Temeraire

‘Sam Willis has written a magnificent tribute to these superb ships and all who sailed in them. His technical knowledge and his grasp of the period are matchless, and he also has a profound understanding of Turner’s masterpiece’

Mail on Sunday – on The Fighting Temeraire

‘Cleverly uses the microcosm of the life story of one ship to reflect the wider narrative of the decades-long struggle between Britan and France for mastery of the seas’

Sunday Times – on The Fighting Temeraire

‘Willis offers an engaging biography of the Temeraire and gives a detailed picture of life in the sailing navy… [His] book is infused with his experience and knowledge of seafaring’

Times Litereary Supplement – on The Fighting Temeraire

‘Enthralling, endlessly enjoyable… What Turner achieved with paint, Willis matches with words’

Waterstones.com – on The Fighting Temeraire