Theodore Taylor, a merchant mariner during most of World War II, had become a naval officer by war's end, serving in the Pacific. He is the author of more than thirty books, including The Flight of Jesse Leroy Brown.

Articles by Theodore Taylor

A Matter Of Judgment

By Lieutenant Theodore Taylor, USNR
July 1958
Not all Navy Crosses have been won in combat. One, in particular, which was awarded to an officer on inactive duty, was conferred solely for a matter of judgment. On ...

The Navy In Literature

By Lieutenant Theodore Taylor, U. S. Naval Reserve
October 1952
Since the end of World War II there has been a sweeping renaissance of sea literature. Avid readership of books about the sea has bordered on the phenomenal and publishers ...