Philip Gerard is one of the founding motivators behind the creation of UNC-Wilmington's highly acclaimed and rapidly growing Creative Writing Deptartment. Aside from being a novelist of the first order, and a creative nonfiction writer who has inspired a whole generation of new talent, he plays a mean Martin guitar.

Secret Soldiers

 They were Eisenhower's secret weapon--an elite troupe of artists, actors, electronics wizards, designers, and writers. Drawing on recently declassified records, interviews, diaries, and letters, "Secret Soldiers" provides a fascinating and long-overdue tribute to these uniquely talented soldiers.

Hattaras Light

"Hatteras Light is a knowing, intelligent, intriguing slice of World War I naval history that Philip Gerard has invigorated by means of a sure and generous imagination. It's part adventure story, part love story, part thriller, and overall an impressive meditation on heroism and compromise in a small place." --Ron Hansen, author of Desperadoes, Mariette in Ecstasy, and Hitler's Niece.

Cape Fear Rising

"At once historically meticulous and convincingly human, Cape Fear Rising tells us more than many-- black and white-- will probably want to know about our common past, our common heritage, but we all need desperately to hear it. We should all be grateful to Philip Gerard for unearthing such a significant historical 'mystery' story." --Randall Kenan, author of Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

Writing Creative Nonfiction 

"Writing Creative Nonfiction" presents more than 30 instructive essays on today's hottest literary form--creative nonfiction--by such authors as Philip Lopate, William Least-Heat Moon, Diane Ackerman, Ted Conover, and Dinty Moore.