Douglas Reeman

Douglas Edward Reeman, born October 15, 1924 (1924-10-15) (age 87) at Thames Ditton, is 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 Canadian Kimberley Jordan 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.^[1] Reeman is most famous for his series of Napoleonic naval stories, whose central character is Richard Bolitho, and, later, his nephew, Adam. He also wrote a series of novels about several generations of the Blackwood family who served in the Royal Marines from the 1850s to the 1970s, and a non-fiction account of his World War II experiences, D-Day: A Personal Reminiscence (1984).

Bibliography (with publication dates)

World War II novels

Title	Original publication	Reference
A Prayer for the Ship	1958	ISBN 0515057835
Dive in the Sun	1961	ISBN 0091113008
The Hostile Shore	1962	ISBN 0099078805
With Blood and Iron	1964	ISBN 0091056608
HMS Saracen	1965	ISBN 0099062607
The Pride and the Anguish	1968	ISBN 0090874404
To Risks Unknown	1969	ISBN 0090975200
Rendezvous - South Atlantic	1972	ISBN 0091092701
His Majesty's U-Boat (also named Go In and Sink!)	1973	ISBN 0399111956 ISBN 0091146208
The Destroyers	1974	ISBN 0091199409
Winged Escort	1975	ISBN 0091247403
Surface with Daring	1976	ISBN 0091276306
Strike from the Sea	1978	ISBN 0099187809
A Ship Must Die	1979	ISBN 0091381509
Torpedo Run	1981	ISBN 0688001335
The Volunteers	1985	ISBN 0091600707
The Iron Pirate	1986	ISBN 0773721053
In Danger's Hour	1988	ISBN 0434626325
The White Guns	1989	ISBN 0434626341
Killing Ground	1991	ISBN 0434626384
Sunset	1994	ISBN 043462635X
A Dawn Like Thunder	1996	ISBN 0434002151
Battlecruiser	1997	ISBN 0434002917
For Valour	2000	ISBN 0434007196
Twelve Seconds to Live	2002	ISBN 0434008745
The Glory Boys	2008	ISBN 9780434013524

The Blackwood Saga

aka The Royal Marines Saga

• Badge of Glory (1982) (1st in plot sequence)
• The First to Land (1984) (2nd)
• The Horizon (1993) (3rd)
• Dust on the Sea (1999) (4th)
• Knife Edge (2004) (5th)

Other settings

• High Water (1959)
• Send a Gunboat (1960)
• The Hostile Shore (1962)
• The Last Raider (1963)
• Path of the Storm (1966)
• The Deep Silence (1967)
• The Greatest Enemy (1970)

Richard Bolitho novels

(written under the name Alexander Kent)

• Richard Bolitho, Midshipman (1975)
• Midshipman Bolitho and the 'Avenger' (1978)
• Band of Brothers (2005)
• Stand Into Danger (1980)
• In Gallant Company (1977)
• Sloop Of War (1972)
• To Glory We Steer (1968)
• Command a King's Ship (1973)
• Passage To Mutiny (1976)
• With All Despatch (1988)
• Form Line of Battle! (1969)
• Enemy In Sight! (1970)
• Flag Captain (1971)
• Signal - Close Action! (1974)
• The Inshore Squadron (1977)
• A Tradition Of Victory (1981)
• Success to the Brave (1983)
• Colours Aloft (1986)
• Honour This Day (1987
• The Only Victor (1990)
• Beyond The Reef (1992)
• The Darkening Sea (1993)
• For My Country's Freedom (1995)
• Cross Of St. George (1996)
• Sword of Honour (1998)
• Second to None (1999)
• Relentless Pursuit (2001)
• Man of War (2003)
• Heart of Oak (2007)
• In the King's Name (2011)

References

1. ^ http://www.douglasreeman.com/About%20the%20Author/default%20-%20AbouttheAuthor.html

External links

• Douglas Reeman official site

Persondata
Name	Reeman, Douglas Edward
Alternative names	Kent, Alexander
Short description	British author
Date of birth	15 October 1924
Place of birth	Thames Ditton, Surrey, United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death