Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for July 2023.

The true story of A boy, A Ship with a secret, and a WW2 German POW camp. The author Peter Thomson shares his findings on who was Frank Walker, 16-year-old deckboy from The Blue Funnel liner 'Automedon' and his role in Japan declaring war on the Allies.

This thoroughly researched and comprehensive account examines both the political, maritime and logistic aspects of the Arctic convoy campaign. Controversially it reveals that the losses of merchant vessels were significantly greater than hitherto understood.

Stories of Survival, Tragedy, Innovation and Courage

David L. Williams examines the origins of maritime camouflage, how it was originally influenced by natural concealment as seen in living creatures and plants and was followed by the emergence of two fundamentally opposed schools of thought: reduced visibility and disruption to visual perception.