Ramage series (in sequence order in the life of Ramage)
Most of the novels are based on real events in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The year of these events is shown before the book title. The year of publication between 1965 and 1989 is shown after the title.
- 1796 - Ramage (1965)
- 1797 - Ramage and the Drumbeat (1968)
- 1797 - Ramage and the Freebooters [published in the U.S. as The Triton Brig] (1969)
- 1797 - Governor Ramage RN (1973)
- 1798 - Ramage's Prize (1974)
- 1801 - Ramage and the Guillotine (1975)
- 1804 - Ramage's Diamond (1976)
- 1799 - Ramage's Mutiny (1977)
- 1800 - Ramage and the Rebels (1978)
- 1800 - The Ramage Touch (1979)
- 1800 - Ramage's Signal (1980)
- 1802 - Ramage and the Renegades (1981)
- 1803 - Ramage's Devil (1982)
- 1803 - Ramage's Trial (1984)
- 1803 - Ramage's Challenge (1985)
- 1805 - Ramage at Trafalgar (1986)
- 1806 - Ramage and the Saracens (1988)
- 1806 - Ramage and the Dido (1989)
Yorke series
- Buccaneer (1981)
- Admiral (1982)
- Galleon (1986)
- Corsair (1987)
Other novels
- Convoy (1979)
- Decoy (1983)
Nonfiction
- Flag 4: The Battle of Coastal Forces in the Mediterranean (1954)
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- 73 North: The Battle of the Barents Sea 1942 (1958)
- Decision at Trafalgar (1959)
- England Expects (1959)
- The Black Ship (1963)
- Harry Morgan's Way: Biography of Sir Henry Morgan 1635-1688 (1977)
- The Great Gamble: Nelson at Copenhagen (1978)
- Life in Nelson's Navy (1981)
- The Devil Himself: The Mutiny of 1800 (1988) - this is the story of HMS Danae and the mutiny aboard her.
- At 12 Mr Byng Was Shot (1962)
- Guns (1965)