William Craig (1929 – September 22, 1997) 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 World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

in the Pacific. Craig's first novel, ''

The Tashkent Crisis William Craig (1929 – September 22, 1997) 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. Craig' ...

'' (1971), is a Cold War Era thriller about

espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangibl ...

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 the history were used to structure the movie ''

Enemy at the Gates ''Enemy at the Gates'' (''Stalingrad'' in France and ''L'Ennemi aux portes'' in Canada) is a 2001 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book '' Enemy at the Gates: The Batt ...

'' (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). They had four children. Their second son, William Craig, is the author of ''Yankee Come Home: On the Road from San Juan Hill to Guantanamo'' (2012).

Bibliography

* ''The Fall of Japan'' (1968) * ''The Tashkent Crisis'' (1971) * *

References

External links

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