Douglas Reeman Quotes

1924–2017 England

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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Also known as: Alexander Kent

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...the American's upper yards and punctured sails rose above the fog of gunfire like a cliff.

For My Country's Freedom (1995)

‘A general will say, "Order the 87th to advance." And if they are not enough or are hacked down, he will send in another regiment. He sees no faces, hears no pitiful cries which will never be answered, only flags, pins on maps.’

For My Country's Freedom (1995)

There she was, Beer's Unity, with almost every sail set and filled so that she appeared to be leaning forward into the surging spray beneath her beakhead. The huge broad-pendant straight out like painted metal, a picture of naval strength at its best.

For My Country's Freedom (1995)

Adam grasped the rail as gun by gun the American began to retaliate [...] He winced as he felt the iron smashing into the hull or through the rigging overhead.

For My Country's Freedom (1995)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Douglas Reeman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.