About the Author

Paul Stillwell  is the author or editor of many naval books including The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers  which was selected by the New York Times as one of the notable books published in 1993 in the field of history. Stillwell spent more than thirty years on the staff of the U.S. Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland, including serving as editor in chief, magazine editor and oral historian. In 1971, as a reservist, he had a tour of duty on board the aircraft carrier Lexington.