Writer
Joining the Royal Navy at the age of 17 years, David went on to enjoy a full and varied 23-year career. Now retired from service life, he writes non-fiction military books, and is frequently commissioned to contribute historical articles to magazines, journals and newspapers.
A month after David's first book, Being Silent They Speak, The Story of a WWII Submarine, was published in 2012 it marched straight to No1 in several Amazon.co.uk genres.
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Examples of David's writing can be found on various websites and blogs. David has been commissioned to contribute articles to Britain at War magazine, The Armourer magazine and a book review for the Mariners Mirror a journal of the Society for Nautical Research. In his spare time he reviews books for Osprey Publishing and Pen & Sword at Stand Easy Military Books.
Being Silent They Speak
by David J.B. Smith, Stand-Easy Military Books, 2012
His Majesty’s Submarine Unbeaten was last heard from via a signal sent to Flag Officer Submarines on 1 November 1942. The signal simply stated: Operation Bluestone completed. After this date the 58-metre British U-Class submarine inexplicably disappeared.
Exactly 70 years on, this compelling and revealing book encompasses all of Unbeaten’s war patrols and expands on her final clandestine tasking in November 1942. The account of this secret operation, concludes with an extreme twist of fate, which could leave the final chapter open forever and the last crew of Unbeaten still on patrol.
by David J.B. Smith, Stand-Easy Military Books, 2012
His Majesty’s Submarine Unbeaten was last heard from via a signal sent to Flag Officer Submarines on 1 November 1942. The signal simply stated: Operation Bluestone completed. After this date the 58-metre British U-Class submarine inexplicably disappeared.
Exactly 70 years on, this compelling and revealing book encompasses all of Unbeaten’s war patrols and expands on her final clandestine tasking in November 1942. The account of this secret operation, concludes with an extreme twist of fate, which could leave the final chapter open forever and the last crew of Unbeaten still on patrol.
HMS Unbeaten - The Official Website of a Lost Submarine
Click here to visit unbeatenblog.weebly.com
Filmmaker
David is one of the founder members of Plymouth at War. David and his good friend Andy are both passionate about highlighting Plymouth's rich military history from 700 AD, through World War One - World War Two and the Cold War era.
Join them on their exciting adventures via their informed short films, as they explore and explain Plymouth's military history - through war and peace.
Join them on their exciting adventures via their informed short films, as they explore and explain Plymouth's military history - through war and peace.
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