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Hawthorne Daniel
1890–1981
A prolific American writer who moved easily between sea adventures, mysteries, history, and military subjects, he published dozens of books across a long career. He is especially remembered for For Want of a Nail, a widely noted study of how logistics shapes war.
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Ships of the seven seas
by Hawthorne Daniel
About the author
Born in Norfolk, Nebraska, in 1890, Hawthorne Daniel — also known as Lucien Hawthorne Daniel — became an American author and historian with an unusually wide range. Reliable catalog and author records connect him with fiction, historical writing, and nonfiction published over many decades.
His books included adventure stories and historical novels such as The Clipper Ship and the Dunmore novels, along with works of history and military analysis. Among the best known is For Want of a Nail: The Influence of Logistics on War, which helped secure his reputation as a serious writer on military history.
Daniel died in 1981 in Lynchburg, Virginia. I found solid biographical and bibliographic information about his life and work, but I did not find a confirmed portrait image from a reliable page during this search, so no profile image is included.