Paul Stillwell

Winner of the 2022 Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature This is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr., who served a key role during World War II in the Pacific. Recognising the achievements and legacy of one of the war's top combat admirals has been long overdue until now. Battleship Commander explores Lee's...

Now available in paperback, this book traces the complete story of the Missouri from her keel-laying in 1941, her participation in the Japanese surrender in 1945, and her contribution to the Persian Gulf War. Through extensive interviews and research with records from the Naval Heritage and History Command, National Archives, Harry S. Truman Library, and other repositories, author Paul Stillwell...