Seven years. It seemed impossible. So much had happened sin… - Douglas Reeman

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Seven years. It seemed impossible. So much had happened since that time. Friends killed: fine ships lost or battered into hulks in every corner of the world and across the ocean.

Douglas Reeman

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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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Pen Names: Alexander Kent

Birth Name: Douglas Edward Reeman

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