Edward Offley papers, 1934-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Offley, Edward
Title
Edward Offley papers
Dates
1934-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.45 cubic ft. (4 boxes) + 4.75 MB
Collection Number
12778
Summary
Ed Offley was an historian and journalist who focused primarily on the military. Collection contains Offley’s research material for his books “The Burning Shore: How Hitler’s U-boats Brought World War II to America” and “Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors defeated the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic.”
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Edward "Ed" Offley was an historian and journalist who focused primarily on the military. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1969, soon after joining the Navy and serving aboard the USS Midway and was deployed to Vietnam. Offley began his career as a reporter in 1981 working for publications like the The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Stripes.com, and DefenseWatch. He has published five books on the topic of naval history including “The Burning Shore: How Hitler’s U-boats Brought World War II to America,” “Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors defeated the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic,” and “Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets.”

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains Offley’s research material for his books “The Burning Shore: How Hitler’s U-boats Brought World War II to America” and “Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors defeated the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic,” which includes primary source documents, handwritten notes, printed material, manuscript material, newspaper articles, and magazines.

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Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Ed Offley in November 2020.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in August 2021.

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Edward Offley at the date of processing.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. "Turning the Tide"Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Administrative
 undated
Box
1
Basic tools
 undated
1
Research sources
 1976-2008
1
AMMV (Merchant Marine)
 2009
1
Arcadia Conference
 1934-1942
1
ASW - research
 1943-1959
1
Atlantic Convoy Conference
 1943
1
Atlantic Fleet
 1943
1
B/A crisis
 1943-1985
1
B - dienst
 1950
1
Characters
Box
1
Atkinson, Robert
 1999-2009
1
Civitillo, Pat
 2003-2009
1
Godt, Eberhard (U-boat HQ)
 1945
1
Gretton, Peter
 undated
1
Jackson, Orris
 1943-2009
1
Schorr, Ted
 1944
1
Stilinovich, Joseph
 2008
1
Waters, John
 1943-2009
1
Wynne, Dean
 undated
1
Charts/maps
 1943
1
Cominch/King - miscellaneous
 1941-1943
1
Convoy HX229 - Scizz
 1953
1
Convoy HX231
 1943
1
Convoy miscellaneous
 1941
1
Convoy ONS5 notes
 1943
1
Convoy SC130
 1990
Digital ahcdm_12778_002
Digital research material (USB drive)
 2008-2020
Box
1
Escort group
 1977
1
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
 1943
1
Fuhrer Naval Conferences
 1948
1
Lend-Lease
 undated
1
Miscellaneous articles
 2008
2
Naval armed guard
 undated
2
NYT clips - 43
 1943
2
OIC U-boat sitreps
 1942
2
Oral history - low
 undated
2
Oral history - McCrea
 1990
2
Oral history - Smedberg
 undated
2
U-boats
Box
2
U-110
 1941
2
U-118
 1943
2
U-175
 undated
2
U-190
 1944
2
U-221
 undated
2
U-230
 1944
2
U-305
 undated
2
U-406
 1944
2
U-435
 undated
2
U-505
 1944
2
U-523
 undated
2
U-527
 1943
2
U-530
 1945-1991
2
U-598
 1943
2
U-600
 1942
2
U-615
 undated
2
U-616
 undated
2
U-664
 1975
2
U-758
 1942-1945
2
U-boat force
 undated
2
U-boat KTBS
 undated
2
U-boat roster (Mulligan)
 undated
2
Ultra
 1942-1943
2
Warships - United States
Box
2
USS Bogue
 1943
2
USS Greer
 1941
2
USS Kearny
 1941-1942
2
USS Reuben James
 1941-1944
2
Weapons
 1985

Series II. "The Burning Shore"Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
Research - U-boat master file
 2013
2
A-29 Hudson
 1942
2
ASW
 1942
Box
2
Aircraft
 1957
2
Blimps
 undated
2
British history of Battle if the Atlantic
 1946
2
Cherry Point U.S. Marine Corps Air Station history
 undated
2
Cinclant Fleet
 1941-1942
2
Coast Guard
 1942
2
Cominch
 1942-1943
2
Convoys
 1941-1955
2
Convoy PQ17
 undated
2
Degen
 1946
2
Degen letters
 1979-1990
Digital ahcdm_12778_001
Digital research material (USB drive)
 2010-2020
Box
3
Doemtz
 1943-1988
3
Drumbeat
 1941-2009
3
Eastern Sea Frontier (ESF)/Andrews
 1942-1943
3
Eastern Sea Frontier (ESF) War Diaries Miscellaneous
 1942
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
 1984-1986
3
German articles
 1966-1982
3
Graphics
 1942-1994
3
Kane, Harry
 1942-2011
3
Kane - LA air raid
 1942
3
Kinston, NC
 1942
3
Knox, Frank
 2008
3
Lundeberg
 1953
3
Merchant Marines
 undated
3
Mulligan - U-boat roster
 1941-1943
3
Naval grid charts
 undated
3
Naval History Magazine
 2008-2011
3
Newton / USS Monitor
 1974-2012
3
NOAA
 1942
3
Norfolk v/p clips
 1968
3
NYT clips
 1942-1943
3
Operational Intelligence Centre (OIC) appreciation
 1939-1940
3
Operational Intelligence Centre (OIC) miscellaneous sitreps
 1942
3
Other clips
 undated
3
Schwendel
 undated
U-boats
Box
3
U-85
 1942
3
U-552
 undated
3
U-701
 undated
Box
3
Crew interrogations
 1942
3
Degen interrogations
 1942
3
Eaves dropping
 1942
3
KTB's
 1942
3
Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) reports
 1942
3
Series/VPLs
 1982
3
Third patrol
 1942
3
Target
Box
3
1 - Robert C. Tuttle
 1942-1945
3
2 - Esso Augusta
 1942
3
5 - Santore
 1944
3
6 - USS YP-389
 1942
3
7 - Tamesis
 undated
3
8 - British Freedom
 1942
3
9 - William Rockefeller
 1942-1944
3
Mines
 undated
3
Miscellaneous
 undated
4
POWs
 1945
4
POW intercepts
 undated
4
Saboteurs
 1942
4
Ultra
 1945-1987
4
Unit - I Bomber Command
 undated
4
Unit - 41st Bomber Group
 1943
4
Unit - 396th Bomb Squadron
 undated
4
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
 undated
4
United States Navy (USN) destroyers
 1941-1953

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Authors
  • Merchant marine -- United States
  • Military history
  • Submarines (Ships) -- Germany
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean

Corporate Names

  • United States. Army Air Forces
  • United States. Navy

Processed by Krist Jessup
2021

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