s ▁Society ▁for ▁N aut ical ▁Research ▁Anderson ▁Award ▁for ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁The ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Heritage ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ed ▁H att endorf . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁honor ary ▁corresponding ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Society ▁of ▁Naval ▁Sciences , ▁the ▁Academ ie ▁Du ▁Var ▁( France ), ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁N aut ical ▁Research ▁( U . K .), ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Member ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁Mar itime ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Navy ' s ▁Academia ▁de ▁Mar inha . ▁ ▁Author ship ▁His ▁histor ies ▁range ▁from ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Su cc ession ▁to ▁recent ▁naval ▁history . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁readers ' ▁gu ides ▁to ▁the ▁A ubre y - M atur in ▁series ▁of ▁naval ▁nov els ▁by ▁Patrick ▁O ' B rian , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁works ▁on ▁Alfred ▁Th ayer ▁Mah an ▁and ▁Sir ▁Julian ▁Cor b ett . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁senior ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁Class ics ▁of ▁Sea ▁Power ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Institute ▁Press ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁series ▁Mar itime ▁Books , ▁ 1 4 7 5 – 1 8 0 0 , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁fac sim iles ▁of ▁rare ▁books ▁from ▁the ▁John ▁Carter ▁Brown ▁Library . ▁ ▁H att endorf ▁was ▁a ▁co - author ▁of ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Illustr ated ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Royal