Norman Polmar | |
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| Born | May 14, 1938 |
| 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]
He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. 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 Jane's Fighting Ships.[3]
In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]
- ^ "Polmar, Norman 1938-". encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Norman Polmar". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Norman Polmar: Archives". National Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Pull Together: Newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation, vo. 58, no. 1 (Summer 2019), pp. 9-11