Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.

$29.95

376 pages

Published: October 15, 2021

ISBN-13: 9781682475935

Paul Stillwell is an independent historian and retired naval officer. He worked for thirty years at the U.S. Naval Institute as an oral historian and editor of Naval History magazine.

376 pages

Published: October 15, 2021

ISBN-13: 9781682475935

Paul Stillwell is an independent historian and retired naval officer. He worked for thirty years at the U.S. Naval Institute as an oral historian and editor of Naval History magazine.

Author: Paul Stillwell

Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr., who served a key role during World War II in the Pacific. It explores Lee’s life from boyhood in Kentucky through his eventual service as commander of the fast battleships from 1942 to 1945. Paul Stillwell draws on more than 150 first-person accounts from those who knew and served with Lee from boyhood until the time of his death.