Douglas Reeman
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Douglas Edward Reeman (born 15 October 1924, Thames Ditton) is a British author who has written many historical fiction books on the Royal Navy, mainly set during World War II or during 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. Writing under the name Alexander Kent, Reeman is most famous for his series of Napoleonic Naval Stories, whose central character is Richard Bolitho. 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).
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[edit] Bibliography (with publication dates)
[edit] World War II novels
- A Prayer for the Ship (1958)
- Dive in the Sun (1961)
- With Blood and Iron (1964)
- HMS Saracen (1965)
- The Pride and the Anguish (1968)
- To Risks Unknown (1969)
- Rendezvous - South Atlantic (1972)
- His Majesty's U-Boat (aka Go In and Sink!) (1973)
- The Destroyers (1974)
- Winged Escort (1975)
- Surface with Daring (1976)
- Strike from the Sea (1978)
- A Ship Must Die (1979)
- Torpedo Run (1981)
- The Volunteers (1985)
- The Iron Pirate (1986)
- In Danger's Hour (1988)
- The White Guns (1989)
- Killing Ground (1992)
- Sunset (1994)
- A Dawn Like Thunder (1996)
- Battlecruiser (1997)
- For Valour (2000)
- Twelve Seconds to Live (2002)
[edit] The Blackwood Saga
n.b. the Royal Marine's 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Richard Bolitho novels
n.b. (written under the name Alexander Kent)
- To Glory We Steer (1968) (7th in plot sequence)
- Form Line of Battle! (1969) (11th)
- Enemy In Sight! (1970) (12th)
- Flag Captain (1971) (13th)
- Sloop Of War (1972) (6th)
- Command a King's Ship (1973) (8th)
- Signal - Close Action! (1974) (14th)
- Richard Bolitho, Midshipman (1975) (1st)
- Passage To Mutiny (1976) (9th)
- In Gallant Company (1977) (5th)
- The Inshore Squadron (1977) (15th)
- Midshipman Bolitho and the 'Avenger' (1978) (2nd)
- Stand Into Danger (1980) (4th)
- A Tradition Of Victory (1981) (16th)
- Success to the Brave (1983)(17th)
- Colours Aloft (1986)(18th)
- Honour This Day (1987(19th)
- With All Despatch (1988) (10th)
- The Only Victor (1990) (20th)
- Beyond The Reef (1992) (21st)
- The Darkening Sea (1993) (22nd)
- For My Country's Freedom (1995) (23rd)
- Cross Of St. George (1996) (24th)
- Sword of Honour (1998) (25th)
- Second to None (1999) (26th)
- Relentless Pursuit (2001) (27th)
- Man of War (2003) (28th)
- Band of Brothers (2006) (3rd)
- Heart of Oak (2007) (29th)
