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Edgar E. Willis Biography: He is the retired Emeritus Professor of Communication at the University of Michigan, where he also served for ten years as a department chairman. He spent a year in England as a Fulbright scholar, and he has authored or co-authored five books about television and radio. |
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| Edgar E. Willis has been
busy! After service to our country during World War II, the retired
Emeritus Professor of Communication at the University of Michigan
continues to write books and star in videos while teaching us a life
perspective that one can only gain from the wisdom of being 97 years
old! There's more to come... Edgar has another book in the works and a new video series from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Edgar presents a combination of a lecture/question and answer session about William Shakespeare. If you love Shakespeare or have to study him, then you are in for a treat! Get new videos and updates about Edgar E. Willis FIRST: And Then Some Publishing News |
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Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II Share on Facebook |
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At 96, Edgar E. Willis completed his memoir of World War II. This memoir
does not proceed chronologically but details how a civilian converted
into a naval officer reacted to navy life. He found that the first
captain of the
USS Alaska was a rank incompetent. The second, who commanded the
USS Alaska during the battles of Iwo Jima and
Okinawa, performed his duties brilliantly. Further, the author found
that the navy was governed by some rules that can be described as quaint
or illogical. The Alaska
suffered only one wartime casualty, but the author was in close
proximity to where 300 ships were sunk and thousands of young Americans
lost their lives. Discover Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform Not just a Table of Contents and a chapter excerpt... Watch the video interview where Edgar reads from his memoir, discusses life on a Navy ship, and talks about his life before and after World War II. Click here and see the videos about Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform |
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