Victor Suthren is a Canadian writer and historian. A native of Montreal, he was educated at Bishop's, McGill and Concordia universities before joining the Canadian Public Service in 1971. He served as Director General of the Canadian War Museum

Canadian War Museum

The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the museum covers all facets of Canada’s military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several thousand years ago to the country’s most recent...

in Ottawa from 1986 to 1998, having joined the museum in 1975, and was appointed an Honorary Captain in the Canadian Navy the year he left the museum. He has worked as an advisor to film and television productions and has voyaged extensively as a seaman in traditional "tall ships". He is the author of several works of historical non-fiction as well as two series of historical sea fiction. He lives with his wife Lindsay Suthren in Merrickville, Ontario. He is father of 3 grown children (Amy Parsons, Caedi Zaine and Scott Suthren).

Paul Gallant series

Set in mid-18th century

1. The Black Cockade (1977) (ISBN 0-8125-8862-2)
2. A King's Ransom (1980) (ISBN 0-8125-8866-5)
3. In Perilous Seas (1983) (ISBN 0-8125-8868-1)

Edward Mainwaring series

Starts in 1739

1. Royal Yankee (1987) (ISBN 0-586-20429-6)
2. The Golden Galleon (1988) (ISBN 0-312-02216-6)
3. Admiral of Fear (1991) (ISBN 0-340-63840-0)
4. Captain Monsoon (1993) (ISBN 0-312-08728-4)

Non-fiction

• "The War of 1812" (1999)(ISBN 0-7710-8317-3)
• "To Go Upon Discovery: James Cook And Canada" (2000) (ISBN 1-55002-327-6)
• "The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville" (2004) (ISBN 1-55002-519-8)
• "The Island Of Canada" (2009) (ISBN 0887624065)