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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
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Historical Note

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.”

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Content Description

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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Use of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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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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