Thomas b allen and norman polmar biography

Norman Polmar is an author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas.^[2]

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]

Bibliography

• Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage by Norman Polmar and Thomas B. Allen
• Death of the Threshe