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Alexander Kent.
Alexander Kent is the pen name for Douglas Edward Reeman (born 15 October 1924), a British author who has written many historical fiction books, as well as some non-fiction books on similar subjects, on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
Alexander Kent is the pen name for Douglas Edward Reeman (born 15 October 1924), a British author who has written many historical fiction books, as well as some non-fiction books on similar subjects, on the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.
Douglas Reeman joined the Royal Navy in 1940,16 years old, and served during World War II and the Korean War. He rose to the rank of lieutenant. In addition to writing, Douglas Reeman has also taught the art of navigation for yachting and served as a technical advisor for films. Douglas Reeman married author Kimberley Jordan Reeman in 1985. The author saw plenty of action in WWII. He was blown up twice, had ships sunk out from under him, and once spent 11 hours bobbing around the cold North Sea before being rescued. Douglas Reeman began to write books after he had finished his naval career. He wrote novels about the war under his own name, but discovered there was a huge audience of readers hungry for tales from the Great Age of Sail. He took the pen name Alexander Kent, the name of a childhood friend who did not make it home from the war. Douglas Reeman's debut novel, A Prayer for the Ship
, was published in 1958. Writing as Alexander Kent, he is most famous for his series of Napoleonic Naval Stories, featuring Richard Bolitho and later his nephew, Adam.
Now, more than 60 years later, the author has published 36 books about WWII naval history under the name of Douglas Reeman, and 27 books about the Napoleonic Era under the alias of Alexander Kent.
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Zie ook: Website Douglas Reeman.
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