Alfred Stanford
American novelist
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Alfred Boiler Stanford (East Orange, New Jersey, March 12, 1900 – February 8, 1985), Commander USNR, was an American naval officer and author; he was Deputy Commander of Mulberry A in the D-day landings.[1] For his military service he received the Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, and the Croix de Guerre.[2]
He published his first novel The Ground Swell while attending Amherst College.[2] His college attendance was interrupted by service in the Navy. After graduating, he worked in the advertising industry, published several more works of fiction and non-fiction, and eventually re-entered military service during World War II.[2] He was later the vice president of the New York Herald Tribune and publisher of the Milford Citizen, a newspaper in Milford, Connecticut.[3]
Books
- The Ground Swell (Appleton, 1923)[4][5]
- A City Out of the Sea (Appleton, 1924)[6][7][8]
- Navigator: The Story of Nathaniel Bowditch of Salem (William Morrow, 1928)[9][10][11][12]
- Invitation to Danger (William Morrow, 1929)[13]
- Flag in the Wind (William Morrow, 1930)[14][15]
- Men, Fish & Boats (William Morrow, 1934)[16]
- Pleasures of Sailing (Simon & Schuster, 1943)[17]
- Force Mulberry: The Planning and Installation of the Artificial Harbor off U. S. Normandy Beaches in World War II (William Morrow, 1951)[18][19][20]
- Boatman's Handbook: Ninety-six Jobs You Can Do on Your Own Boat (Motorboat Publications, 1957)
- Far Horizons: Adventures in Cruising by Members of the Cruising Club of America, edited by Alfred Stanford, David L. Bacon, and Charles H. Vilas (Cruising Club of America, 1971)