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Gerald Gillis

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Born

in Atlanta, The United States

June 25

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Historical Fiction, Thriller

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An incredible high school English teacher, Herman Wouk, William F. Buc ...more

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May 2010

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Gerald Gillis is a native Georgian who grew up in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur. He received his BBA from the University of Georgia and his MBA from the University of Tampa.

Immediately upon completing undergraduate school, Gerald spent three years as an artillery officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. After military service, he spent the majority of his business career in the medical-devices industry where he held executive-level positions in a variety of roles. Gerald was involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions over the span of his business career, and gained significant international experience.

Gerald became a full-time novelist in 2009. He has authored five novels: Finding His Own Way (Mills Street Publishing, 2025), That Deadly Space ( ...more

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Average rating: 4.55 · 240 ratings · 25 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	That Deadly Space: A Civil War Novel 4.52 avg rating — 207 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shall Never See So Much 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dare Not Blink 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bent, but Not Broken: A Novel 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding His Own Way: A Marine Novel 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paige's Laws of Business (free eBook) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Become a Successful, Effective Communicator 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shall Never See So Much by Gerald Gillis (2010-03-11) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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MWSA Award Finalist for My New Novel

My new book, Finding His Own Way, A Marine Novel, has been selected by the Military Writers Society of America as a Finalist for either a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal in its category of Historical Fiction. Notification will be made in September.

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“Never, never, never give up.”
― Gerald Gillis, Shall Never See So Much

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“Never, never, never give up.”
― Gerald Gillis, Shall Never See So Much

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“I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect. ”
― George Carlin

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