William Craig (author)

William Craig (1929 – September 22, 1997)[1] was an American author of fiction and non-fiction.

Writing career

His first book, The Fall of Japan (1968), is a non-fiction account of the last weeks of the Second World War in the Pacific.[2]

Craig's first novel, The Tashkent Crisis (1971), is a Cold War Era thriller about espionage and international politics. His second book on the Second World War, Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, was published in 1973. Incidents from history were used to structure the movie Enemy at the Gates (2001). Craig's final book was a spy thriller, The Strasbourg Legacy (1975).

Personal life

He married Eleanor Russell, who — as Eleanor Craig — was the bestselling author of four books, including P.S. You're Not Listening (1972).[3] They had four children.[4]

Their second son, William Craig, is the author of Yankee Come Home: On the Road from San Juan Hill to Guantanamo (2012).[5]

Bibliography

  • The Fall of Japan (1968)
  • The Tashkent Crisis (1971)
  • Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad. Penguin Books. 1973. ISBN 0-14-139017-4.
  • The Strasbourg Legacy. Berkley Medallion Books. 1975.

References

  1. "William Craig, Historian, 68". The New York Times. 30 September 1997. p. B8. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. Craig, William (1968). The Fall of Japan. Dell.
    - Irene Backalenick (8 October 1967). "Westporter's First Writing Wins Acclaim". The Bridgeport Post. p. 101. Retrieved 16 December 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Craig, Eleanor (1972). P.S. You're Not Listening. R. W. Baron.
  4. "If you tuned in ..." The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. 4 March 1973. p. D-14. Retrieved 16 December 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Craig, William (2012). Yankee come Home On the Road from San Juan Hill to Guantanamo. Walker & Co./Bloomsbury USA.


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