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John Wingate

John Wingate was born in 1920. He was a successful novelist with some twenty-five books to his credit. Many of these had a naval theme. Frequently involving the submarine service, they gained much authenticity from Wingate’s personal wartime experiences.

John was in the Battle of the Channel in a Chasseur and was mentioned in Dispatches. Then went into submarines based in the Mediterranean in Malta. He and his crew survived a 36 hour dive while being depth-charged. This was thought to be impossible at that time because of the build-up of carbon dioxide. He was awarded the DSC for that. After the war he went into market gardening until he was recalled to the Navy for the Korean Crisis in 1951.

He was based in Portsmouth for that. After that he started teaching in Sussex, and then Aysgarth Preparatory School near Bedale in Yorkshire. He taught there for 3 years and then went to Milton Abbey School in Dorset until he was asked to start Hampshire Activities Centre at Calshot. This was the first of its kind, and was a great success. It was opened by Prince Phillip. He retired from there and took up writing full time, eventually moving to France to live.

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Born 1920
Died 2008

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  • Cover of: Carrier

    First published in 1981 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Go deep
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    First published in 1985 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Below the horizon
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    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The sea above them
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    First published in 1975 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Submarine
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    Cover of edition submarine0000wing First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Avalanche
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    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: fighting Tenth: the Tenth Submarine Flotilla and the siege of Malta

    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: In the blood: a Sinclair story

    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Never so proud: Crete: May, 1941, the battle and evacuation.
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    First published in 1966 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Oil strike
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    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: William, the Conqueror: an historical novel
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    First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The windship race: a novel
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    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Black tide

    First published in 1977 — 1 edition
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Born 1920
Died 2008

Subjects

Fiction in English, Children's fiction, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Fiction, general, History, Royal Navy, 2nd World War, British Naval operations, Children's stories, Dreadnought (Battleship), English fiction, English literature, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, war & military, Great Britain, Great Britain. Royal Navy. Submarine Flotilla, 10th, Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, Kings and rulers, Malta, Mediterranean, Naval operations, Russia-v- NATO, Sea War, Sea stories

Places

Crete, Crete (Greece), France, Great Britain, Greece, Malta, Normandy (France)

People

David Wanklyn, William I King of England (1027 or 8-1087)

Time

1960's, 1980, 2nd World War, Siege, 1940-1943, William I, 1066-1087

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  • OLID: OL742380A

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November 2, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
November 2, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
August 27, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import