Alvin Kernan is Avalon University Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, Princeton University. He was a leading expert in English Renaissance drama. He worked at Princeton for 15 years after serving as a long-time faculty member and administrator at Yale University. He was a decorated World War II veteran who also wrote about his wartime experiences. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1941-45. His books about World War II include The Unknown Battle of Midway, published by Yale University Press, and the novels Love and Glory and Proceed Without "Hornet".