Norman Polmar

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Norman Polmar
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Born (1938-05-14) May 14, 1938 (age 87)
Alma mater American University, B.A., 1965
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Norman Polmar is an author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. [2]

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He has led major projects for the United States Department of Defense and the United States Navy, and foreign governments. [2] His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. [2] 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. [2] Polmar writes a column for Proceedings [2] and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Janes Fighting Ships. [3]

In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. [4]

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  1. "Polmar, Norman 1938-". encyclopedia.com . Cengage Group . Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Norman Polmar". United States Naval Institute. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. "Norman Polmar: Archives". National Journal . Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. Pull Together: Newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation, vo. 58, no. 1 (Summer 2019), pp. 9-11
  5. Polmar, Norman (March 20, 2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Ships and Aircraft of U.S. Naval Institute. ISBN   9781591146872 . Retrieved July 20, 2024.