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Norman Polmar is a prominent author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. [1]

He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy, and foreign governments. [1] His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. [1] He is credited with 50 published books, including nine previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. [1] Polmar writes a column for Proceedings [1] and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Jane's Fighting Ships. [2]

In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Norman Polmar". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Norman Polmar: Archives". National Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ Pull Together: Newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation, vo. 58, no. 1 (Summer 2019), pp. 9-11

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