Order of Dudley Pope Books

Dudley Pope was a British author renowned for his Lord Ramage series of historical fiction novels. He was also deeply involved in nautical fiction, becoming one of the most recognized authors in that genre during his era. Pope's extensive writing about the sea stemmed from his own experiences as a sailor; he joined the merchant marines at just 16, concealing his age. In 1942, the ship he served on was torpedoed, and he survived for two weeks on a lifeboat with other survivors before being rescued. After being invalided out of the navy, he worked for newspapers, covering naval and defense issues of the time. Shortly thereafter, he began writing novels, publishing his first history book, Flag 4, in 1954. Encouraged by C.S. Forester, he ventured into fiction, achieving significant success.