"Antoine Vanner" is the Tom Clancy of historical naval fiction" - Author Joan Druett Antoine Vanner's own adventurous life, his knowledge of human nature, his passion for nineteenth-century history and his understanding of what was the cutting-edge technology of that time, make him the ideal chronicler of the life of Nichols Dawlish R.N. Antoine lives in Britain. He spent many years in international business and continues to travel extensively on a private basis.