Education
Upon graduation from Roxbury Memorial High School, he studied journalism at Boston University.
Upon graduation from Roxbury Memorial High School, he studied journalism at Boston University.
Early He left to become a reporter for the Boston Globe at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts. Military He flew a total of 35 combat missions. Before his discharge in September 1945 he flew experimental flights out of Bedford, Massachusetts, for radar testing.
After leaving the United States Army Air Force he became a reporter for the Associated Press progressing to become an editor for Collier"s and Life magazines.
In 1961 he moved to Time-Life Books first as an assistant text editor then he served for 12 years as the managing editor until 1982. He is the author of many books including:
The Atom, the Core of All Matter
Raising of the Queen
War on the Mississippi
The Fight for Chattanooga
Pursuit to Appomattox - The Last Battles.
