Norman Polmar is an author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas.

[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.