Kenneth Poolman (1924-?), a World War II veteran of the Royal Navy, served on a light carrier, a minesweeper, and a destroyer. When he returned to civilian life he attended Cambridge University and eventually worked for the BBC as a writer and producer of documentaries for radio and as a script editor for television. A resident of Surrey, England, he has published 24 books, mostly on sea-air warfare in World War II..
Some of his books can be read online for free.
Age of Sail: Non-Fiction
AOS Naval Non-Fiction
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Guns Off Cape Ann : The Story Of The Immortal Battle Between The Shannon And The Chesapeake
The Alabama Incident : 1864 Battle of Cherbourg between CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge
AOS Other Non-Fiction
Modern Era: Fiction
Modern Era Naval Fiction
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Chanter RN : Jack Chanter, orphan, ex-boy seaman, is one of the lower forms of life in the Fleet Air Arm
The Giant Killers : An epic of the fighter planes that were catapulted from merchant ships
The Battle of Sixty North (aka Teach 'Em to Die) : HMS Constant battles an escaping German Pocket Battleship
Non-Fiction
Modern Era Naval Non-Fiction
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Anchors Aweigh!: Recollections of World War II Sailors (aka Experiences of War: The British Sailor)
Escort Carrier, 1941-1945: An Account of British Escort Carriers in Trade Protection (aka The Sea Hunters: Escort Carriers v. U-boats, 1941-1945)