Peter C Smith [Peter Charles Horstead Smith] is the published author of 82 books of aeronautical, naval and military history including Pedestal - the Convoy that saved Malta; Task Force 57 - The British Pacific Fleet; The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka; Sailors in the Dock - A History of Naval Court Martials down the Centuries; "The Vultee Vengeance in Battle" , "The Petlyakov Pe-2 Peshka" , "Sailors on the Rocks: Famous Royal Navy Shipwrecks" and Midway: Dauntless Victory. Born in North Elmham, Norfolk, UK in October 1940, after living in London, Kent and Cambridge he has resided in the village of Riseley in Bedfordshire, UK with his wife Pat since 1982. He is a member of the Society of Authors, London, and the London Press Club. References External links Home page for details of all his books 1940 births Living people People from North Elmham People from the Borough of Bedford English writers English male writers