About the Author

Brayton Harris is a retired navy captain, and the author of numerous books, including Blue & Gray in Black & White: Newspapers in the Civil War and The Navy Times Book of Submarines: A Political, Social, and Military History. He has been a guest on the Today show. His articles have appeared in the Saturday Review, Civil War, and Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute, among others. He lives in Mission Hills, Kansas.

Reviews

Praise for Blue & Gray in Black & White: 'A lively account of Civil War reporting.' - Boston Globe 'Concise and well-written ... it brings the role of the press in the war to vivid life.' - Library Journal