About James Wise

James E. Wise Jr. became a naval aviator in 1953 following graduation from Northwestern University. He served as an intelligence officer aboard USS America and later as the commanding officer of various naval intelligence units. Since his retirement from the U.S. Navy in 1975 at the rank of captain, he has
held several senior executive posts in private-sector companies in the Washington, D.C. area. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia, Wise is the coauthor of many books published by the Naval Institute Press, including Shooting the War: The Memoir and Photographs of a U-boat Officer in World War II, Stars in Blue, Stars in the Corps, Stars in Khaki, and International Stars at War, which he coauthored with Scott Baron. His other Books include U-505 The Final Journey, Sole Survivors of the Sea, Sailor's Journey into War, and James Arness an autobiography that he helped Arness write.