Alexander Kent is the pseudonym of Douglas Reeman a contemporary Britishwriter. Reeman joined the British Navy at 16 and served on destroyers and smallcrafts du... » 

Alexander Kent is the pseudonym of Douglas Reeman a contemporary Britishwriter. Reeman joined the British Navy at 16 and served on destroyers and smallcrafts during World War II eventually rising to lieutenant. He later worked asa London detective and has served as a script advisor for television and film.He travels extensively scouting locations for his books. «