Men, Mr Blythe. Ordinary, everyday men — you'd never notice… - Douglas Reeman

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Men, Mr Blythe. Ordinary, everyday men — you'd never notice any of them in a street or working in the fields in England right? [...] But they are your answer. They are the strength of a ship. So let them not die to no good purpose.

Douglas Reeman

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About Douglas Reeman

Douglas Edward Reeman (15 October 1924 – 23 January 2017), who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, was a British author who wrote many historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars.

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Birth Name: Douglas Edward Reeman

Alternative Names: Alexander Kent

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