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Douglas Reeman


Born
in Thames Ditton, The United Kingdom
October 15, 1924

Died
January 23, 2017

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AKA Alexander Kent.
Douglas Edward Reeman was a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.

Reeman joined the Royal Navy in 1940, at the age of 16, and served during World War II and the Korean War. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant. In addition to being an author, Reeman has also taught the art of navigation for yachting and served as a technical advisor for films. Douglas married author Kimberley Jordan Reeman in 1985.

Reeman's debut novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published in 1958. His pseudonym Alexander Kent was the name of a friend and naval officer who died during the Second World War. Reeman is most famous for his series of Na ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 29,584 ratings · 1,175 reviews · 143 distinct works • Similar authors
Battlecruiser
4.26 avg rating — 1,304 ratings — published 1997 — 31 editions
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Go in and Sink!
4.26 avg rating — 1,052 ratings — published 1973 — 36 editions
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Torpedo Run
4.18 avg rating — 905 ratings — published 1981 — 27 editions
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Badge of Glory (Blackwood F...
4.22 avg rating — 881 ratings — published 1982 — 37 editions
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Rendezvous - South Atlantic
4.37 avg rating — 834 ratings — published 1972 — 39 editions
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Killing Ground
4.34 avg rating — 739 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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To Risks Unknown
4.36 avg rating — 723 ratings — published 1969 — 25 editions
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H.M.S. Saracen
4.24 avg rating — 736 ratings — published 1965 — 42 editions
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A Prayer for the Ship
4.16 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 1958 — 47 editions
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The Greatest Enemy
4.32 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1970 — 28 editions
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Series by Douglas Reeman

Twelve Seconds to Live Battlecruiser The White Guns A Prayer for the Ship For Valour Killing Ground H.M.S. Saracen
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Badge of Glory The First to Land The Horizon Dust on the Sea Knife Edge
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High Water
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Against the Sea
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“Devane saw Dundas hurrying to meet them and said dryly, ‘Thanks Ralph. How can Barker have served in 1919 in a destroyer, and have lost a son in North Africa, and still look so young?’
Beresford smiled. ‘Will power and hair dye. Never fails.”
― Douglas Reeman, Torpedo Run
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“To his surprise, the voice replied,”
― Douglas Reeman, Winged Escort
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“voicepipe. And it was about midnight, a warning in itself.”
― Douglas Reeman, The Glory Boys
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