Thomas J. Cutler, LCDR, USN (Ret.), is a former gunner’s mate second class who served in patrol craft, cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft carriers. His varied assignments included an in-country Vietnam tour, small craft command, and nine years on the history faculty of the US Naval Academy. Currently, he is professor of strategy and policy with the Naval War College and senior acquisitions editor for the Naval Institute Press in Annapolis, Maryland. Winner of the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Naval Literature, he is the author of Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam; The Battle of Leyte Gulf; and the 22nd and 23rd editions of The Bluejacket’s Manual.
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Adopted by the US Navy for issue to all new sailors, A Sailor’s History of the U.S. Navy brings to life the events that have shaped and inspired the navy of today while highlighting the roles of all sailors—from seaman to admiral. Rather than ... SEE MORE