'Mr Botting is a master of words.' (Evening News, London)

'Mr Botting is a brilliant writer.' (British Book News)

''Mr Botting is no mean writer.' (Scotsman on Sunday)

Mr Botting writes extraordinarily well.' (Oxford Mail)

'Mr Botting is as good a writer as he is photographer.' (Sunday Times)'

'Douglas, you are a man after my own heart.' (Sir Richard Branson, Head of Virgin, Chief of the Space Hotel Project, 10th Richest Man in the World)

 

  
 

 
 

 
 

Douglas Botting is a highly regarded, London-based professional author (biography, history, travel) whose 25 books have been published in some 20 countries around the world - from the UK, USA and Brazil to Europe, Russia and Japan.  He has also undertaken many unusual pioneer journeys and assignments to the remoter corners of the planet.

 

'A little masterpiece - up there with the travel classics, a wonderful,
wonderful piece of writing.'  Michael Carter, (The Observer)

'Douglas Botting is a writer of true quality.' (New Statesman)

'Douglas Botting's book is wonderfully written.' (Sir David Attenborough)

'Really rather good - but a bit on the short side.' (Admiral Karl Doenitz, Commander of the German U-Boat Navy in World War Two, and Hitler's successor, re Douglas Botting's historical study, The U-Boats.)