Nigel Cawthorne.com
“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.”- Jules Renard
about the author
about the books
my cv
I have been a writer and
editor for 37 years, freelance for the last 33. I have written and contributed
to more than 100 books on subjects as diverse as skiing, computing, finance,
fashion, sex, war, politics, art, music, engineering, science, history, crime
and American football. Titles have appeared in over 20 languages. My work has
also appeared in over 150 newspapers, magazines and partworks
in the UK and the US – from the Sun to the Financial Times, from
Flatbush
Life to The New York Trib, from Gardeners’
Chronicle to The Falklands War.
books
As author
Serious books: The Bamboo Cage – The
Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam; The Iron Cage –
Are British Prisoners of War Abandoned in Soviet Hands Still Alive in Siberia; Takin’ Back My Name – the Confessions of Ike Turner, The
Empress of South America – The True Story of Eliza Lynch, the Irish Courtesan
Who Destroyed Latin America’s Wealthiest Country and Became Its National
Heroine; The Daughter of Heaven – The True Story of the Only Woman to Become
Emperor of China; Reaping the Whirlwind – Voices of the Enemy from World War II
Sex Lives series: Sex Lives of the
Popes, Sex Lives of the US Presidents, Sex Lives of the Great Dictators, Sex
Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Sex Lives of the Hollywood Goddesses,
Sex Lives of the Hollywood Idols, Sex Lives of the Great Artists, Sex Lives of
the Great Composers, Sex Lives of the Hollywood Goddesses 2, Sex Lives of the
Famous Gays, Sex Lives of the Famous Lesbians, Sex Lives of the Roman Emperors
Old England series: Strange Laws of Old
England, Curious Cures of Old England, Amorous Antics of Old England, Sex
Secrets of Old England, Beastly Battles of Old England
Mammoth books: Mammoth Book of
Killers at Large, Mammoth Book of Sex Scandals, Mammoth Book of Inside Elite
Forces, Mammoth Book of New CSI, Mammoth Book of the Mafia, Mammoth Book of
Football Hooligans
Brief Guides/Brief Histories: A Brief History of
Robin Hood, A Brief Guide to James Bond, A Brief Guide to Sherlock Holmes, A
Brief Guide to Jeeves and Wooster, A Brief Guide to JRR Tolkien
Art series: The Art of Japanese Prints, The Art of
India, The Art of Native North America, The Art of the Aztecs, The Art of
Icons, The Art of Frescoes
World’s Greatest series: World’s Greatest
Royal Scandals, World’s Greatest Political Scandals, World’s Greatest Cults,
World’s Greatest Alien Abductions, World’s Worst Atrocities, World’s Greatest
Serial Killers, World’s Greatest UFO and Alien Encounters
Other military titles: Turning the Tide,
Fighting Them on the Beaches, Vietnam: A War Lost and Won, Steel Fist, 100
Great Military Commanders, History’s Greatest Battles: Masterstrokes of War,
Great Battles of World War II, Victory, D-Day, Heroes – The True Stories Behind
Every VC Winner Since World War Two, Special Forces in the War on Terror, On
the Front Line – Daring Stories of Incredible Bravery of Our Boys in Iraq and
Afghanistan, World At War, Spitfire, Lancaster Bomber, Battle of Britain, The
Immortals, Stalin’s Crimes, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, The SS, Warrior
Elite, Confirmed Kill, Canine Commandos
Other crime titles: Jack the Ripper’s
Secret Confession, Spree Killers, Sex Killers, Satanic Murder, Killers – the
Most Barbaric Murderers of Our Time, The World’s Ten Most Evil Men, House of
Horrors, The Kings and Queens of England, Pirates of the 21st Century,
Underbelly UK: Vigilantes, Australian True Crime, The World’s Most Evil
Gangsters, Lone Gunmen, A History of the Mafia, Against Their Will
Other non-fiction titles: Secrets of
Love, Loving Touch, Sordid Sex Lives, Distilled Bachelor’s Degree, Sixties
Source Book, The Making of The Who’s Tommy, The Making of the Stone Roses,
Great Record Labels, The New Look – The Dior Revolution, A History of Pirates,
Witch Hunt, 100 Great Disasters, 100 Tyrants and Despots, Doomsday – 50 Ways
the World Will End, A Life as History, The Winning System, How to Assess
Mortgages and Loans, How to Build an Airliner, How to Run a Successful Video
Production Company, The Presidency, Images of the Cat, 911 Exposed, Steps,
Another Level, 5ive, B*Witched, The People’s Republic of China – Dawn of a New
Era, Amazing Guitars: Facts and Trivia
Original e-books: True Combat: D-Day, True Combat: The Pacific
War, True Combat: War at Sea, True Combat: War in Skies, True Combat:
Guadalcanal, True Combat: Spitfire, True Combat: Battle of Midway, True Combat:
Stalingrad, True Combat: Battle of Berlin, True Combat: Omaha Beach, True
Combat: El Alamein, True Combat: First Battle of the Somme, True Combat: The
Gallipoli Campaign, True Combat: Rommel, Knight’s Cross, The Sex Life of John
F. Kennedy, The Sex Life of Marilyn Monroe
Novels: Magical Mythery
Tour, The History of the SS Cricket Team, The Alien
Who Thought He Was Elvis
As contributor – The Falklands War,
Nam, Eyewitness Nam, The Jewellery Source Book,
American Football, Tomorrow’s Technology, The World Reference Encyclopædia, Twenty-One Years of World Cup Skiing, The
Channel Tunnel Fact File, How It Works, The Universe Explained, Where They Came
From, Killers, Chronicle of 1995, The Encyclopedia of World Terrorism, The
Complete Family Guide to Love and Sex, The Traditions of Italy, The Traditions
of London, Million Dollar Trivia, Key Moments in Fashion, America in the Sixties,
Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution, The Encyclopaedia
of Conspiracy Theories, A Complete History of the Mafia, Defining Moments in
Art,
As editor or copy editor – The History of
Aviation, The History of Technology, The History of Ordnance, American
Football, Tomorrow’s Technology, Simple Graphics on the BBC, Write a Computer
Sound Program, Write a Haunted House Program, Understanding the 68000, An
Introduction to MS-DOS, French Cookery Masterclass,
Ken Lo’s Chinese Cookery, African House Plants, Ritzy
Knits, The Print Production Handbook, Editing for Print, The Design Sourcebook,
How to Draw and Sell Cartoons, Decorating with Ribbons, The Children’s Body
Atlas, Readers’ Digest Dictionary of Essential Knowledge, Atlas of the
Universe, King George’s Soldiers, Encarta, The Keys to the Temple, Mysteries,
The A-Z of North American History, The Vaccination Bible, Sniper, The Samurai
Sword, A New Illustrated History of the Nazis, A New Illustrated History of
World War II
JOURNALISM
Newspapers – The New York Trib, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror, the
Sun, the News of the World, the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph, the
Scotsman, the Observer, Flatbush Life, Electrical & Electronic Trader,
Hampstead Advertiser, Hendon Advertiser, Edgware
Advertiser, Enfield Advertiser, Haringey Advertiser, Finchley Advertiser, Roosevelt Island News, The Westender, US Veteran News and Report, Barnet Press, Barnet
Advertiser
Magazines – Hi-Fi Weekly, What
Hi-Fi?, Popular Hi-Fi, the D- Day Times (wrap-around), The Review, Camera
Weekly, SLR Camera, What Camera?, Which Camera?, Popular Hi-Fi, Popular Hi-Fi,
New Hi-Fi Sound, Hi-Fi Answers, Television, Newsagent, Wine & Spirit,
Gardeners’ Chronicle, What Car?, Holidays & Holiday Homes, Holiday Haunts,
Holidays in Britain, Home Improvements, Real Time News, Which Video?, Video
World, What Micro?, Micro Decision, Readers’ Digest, British Airports World,
Mobil News, Mobil Retail News, Nature, Total Times, Total Topics, New Health,
Travel World 1985, Audio 83, Audio 84, The ISTC Banner, UK Press Gazette,
Magazine Week, Music Week, Studio Week, The Grower, Acorn User, School Computer
User, Expressions, US Soldier, Intercity, Hair Flair, Airport, Process
Engineering, What’s New in Processing, Packaging Today, Converting Today,
Packaging Today Yearbook, Converting Today Yearbook, Electronics Today
Yearbook, Leisure News, Retail Jeweller, Baby
Magazine, Hi-Fi Annual, Nuclear Forum, Variety, What Diet?, Slim, Black Beauty
and Hair, Root, Staunch, West Indian World, West Indian Digest, Club
International, World Business Weekly, Science & Mechanics, New Car
Yearbook, New Car Guide, Carpentry, The Furniture Maker, Beaver, Woodworker,
Disc & That, Stereo Review, Income Opportunities, Video, Electronic Games,
Private Eye, Midweek, Fresh, Fast Car, Mortgage Finance Gazette, International
Investor, ABTA Magazine, Leisure Management, Amusements Management, Automotive
News Europe, Mixmag, Middle East Economic Digest,
Police Review, Notorious, What Doctors Don’t Tell You, More, Investors
Chronicle, Law Society Gazette, Business Traveller,
Baptist Times
Partworks– The Photo, Fix It, The Knack, New Man and Woman, The Falklands War,
Input, Face to Face, Science Now, Do It Right, Space Frontiers, How It Works,
American Football, Using Your PC, Country Companion, The Encyclopædia
of Animals, The Elite, The Movie, One to One, Nam, Eyewitness Nam, Masters of
Art, Joy of Knowledge, Wildlife, Masters of Music, Quest, Quest’s Space
Special, Quest’s Magic Special, Zodiac, Murder Casebook, Scandal, That’s Jazz,
Tree of Knowledge, Out and About, Insight, We The People, Science in Action,
Lovers’ Guide, Wildlife Fact File, Facts of Love, Gambling, 20th Century Action
Adventure, The X Factor, Space Explorer, Countries of the World
Websites – The Battle of
Hastings, Pearl Harbor
TV AND RADIO APPEARANCES
UK– BBC TV News, ITN News, Channel
Four News, Sky News, the Big Story, TV-am, Granada TV, Radio Four’s Today programme, Checkpoint, Midweek, BBC World Service’s
Outlook, Radio Two’s John Dunn Show, Radio Five, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio
Ulster, BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Radio West Midlands, GLR, London Talk Radio,
LBC’s Nightline, The Michael Parkinson Show, Plymouth Sound, BBC Radio Bristol,
BBC Radio Norfolk, British Forces Broadcasting, Wire TV, RTE, Viva Radio, BBC
24, IRN, Radio Scotland, Thames FM, Rapido TV, The
Vanessa Show, Royalty Unzipped, Politics Unzipped, The Sexual Century, Top Ten
Duos, Divas, The Terrible Tastes of Terrible Dictators, The Hundred Greatest
Actresses, The Hundred Greatest Sex Symbols, Good Morning, Channel Four News.
US – Channel Seven TV, Fox Five, CBS
News, Christian Science Monitor TV, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, National Public Radio,
The Joan Rivers Show, CBC, HBO and coast-to-coast radio promoting Sex Lives of
the US Presidents. Also ABC Australia and TV in Holland, Russia, Sweden and
Switzerland, and Dutch Far East Radio
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (hons) in physics from University College,
London.
