THOMAS J. CUTLER is a former Gunner’s Mate Second Class and retired Lieutenant Commander who has been serving the U.S. Navy in various capacities for nearly sixty years. He currently holds the U.S. Naval Institute’s Gordon England Chair of Professional Naval Literature and is a DistinguishedFleet Professor of Strategy and Policy with the Naval War College.
He is the author of hundreds of articles and many books, including Give Me a Fast Ship, A Sailor’s History of the U.S. Navy, and several editions of The Bluejacket’s Manual.
Winner of the Dudley W. Knox Lifetime Achievement Award for Naval History, the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Naval Literature, the U.S. Naval Institute Author of the Year, and the U.S. Maritime Literature Award.
He has served as a panelist, commentator, and keynote speaker on military and writing topics at many events and for various organizations, including the Naval Historical Center, Smithsonian Institution, Navy Memorial, U.S. Naval Academy, MacArthur Memorial Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Naval Institute, Armed Forces Electronics Communications and Electronics Association, Naval War College, and many veterans’ organizations.
His television appearances include the History Channel’s Biography series, A&E’s Our Century, Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor, and CBS’s 48 Hours.
THOMAS J. CUTLER is a former Gunner’s Mate Second Class and retired Lieutenant Commander who has been serving the U.S. Navy in various capacities for nearly sixty years. He currently holds the U.S. Naval Institute’s Gordon England Chair of Professional Naval Literature and is a DistinguishedFleet Professor of Strategy and Policy with the Naval War College.
He is the author of hundreds of articles and many books, including Give Me a Fast Ship,...
The Heroic Actions of Ernest Evans and the Crew of USS Johston
The term “hero” is overused today, but the story of Ernest Evans and the crew of USS Johnston (DD 557) during the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 is one of true heroism that may be equaled but never surpassed in the annals of American naval history. Undaunted by a vastly superior Japanese task force bearing down on their ship,...
The last great naval battle of World War II, Leyte Gulf also is remembered as the biggest naval battle ever fought anywhere, and this book has been called the best account of it ever written. First published in hardcover on the battle's fiftieth anniversary in 1994 and drawing on materials not previously available, it blends history with human...
The men of the U.S. Navy's brown-water force played a vital but often overlooked role in the Vietnam War. Known for their black berets and limitless courage, they maneuvered their aging, makeshift craft along shallow coastal waters and twisting inland waterways to search out the enemy. In this moving tribute to their contributions and...
