Convoys: The British Struggle against Napoleonic Europe and America
London: Yale University Press, August 2022
'Move over Nelson, these are the real naval heroes' (Times Review, 13 August 2022)
'Naval histories of the Napoleonic wars are dominated by great battles such as Trafalgar. Yet they were brief moments in the grand scheme. A steady backbeat of drama took place every day as convoys of merchant ships, fortified by a few warships, kept Britain fed and supplied during the wars between 1803 and 1815...Bravo to Roger Knight for drawing attention to these unsung heroes. They kept Britain in the war, and eventually allowed her to win it'. (Gerard DeGroot)
'Outstanding. Roger Knight brilliantly tells the forgotten story that underpins Britain's survival and ultimate victory in the war against Napoleon. Authoritative and original, this will appeal to all readers with an interest in the Napoleonic Wars'. (Rory Muir, author of Wellington: The Path to Victory 1769-1814)
Roger Knight has had a long career as an archivist and museum curator in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, leaving as deputy Director in 2000.
Since that time he taught at the now-defunct Greenwich Maritime Institute at the University of Greenwich and has written a number of books on the Napoleonic period of British History.
In addition, there are a large number of articles, written since the 1970s, listed within this website. In the case of very early articles, the full text is also available.
Roger Knight, author & historian
photo: Eva Deal