About the Author:

Robert Fowler is the son of the U.S.S. Duncan’s torpedo officer, Lieutenant Robert Ludlow Fowler III, who died during the Navy’s first planned battle during World War II. Years later he would become an adopted member of the crew, as its surviving members confided in him for many years. His father’s connection helped to unlock the memories of the former crewmen and, thanks to his own obsessive interest in every detail, Fowler confronted every lead to develop the incredibly detailed account of the U.S.S. Duncan and its crew found in his book, The Gun Club: U.S.S. Duncan at Cape Esperance. Fowler has also worked as a documentary filmmaker, off-Broadway producer, screenwriter, and director.