Vincent P. O'Hara

Vincent P. O’Hara (Born 24 December 1951) is a naval author and historian, residing in California.

Biography

Vincent O’Hara is an independent scholar with a degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley.^[1] O’Hara has authored or edited ten books and contributed articles to annuals and periodicals, including Naval War College Review, MHQ, Storia Militare, Warship, Seaforth World Naval Review, America in WWII, World War II, and World War II History. He is an assistant editor of ABC Clio's Encyclopaedia of World War II at Sea and has contributed introductions to two volumes of the U.S. Naval Operations in World War II series by Samuel E. Morison republished by the U.S. Naval Institute Press.

O’Hara lives in Chula Vista, California.^[2]

Appraisals

• Of Torch "O'Hara doesn't disappoint in this gripping account of Operation Torch, the too-often neglected allied amphibious assault on French North Africa in November 1942." Prof. Carnes Lord, Director Naval War College Press.
• Of To Crown the Waves "The greatest value of the work is its systematic comparison of the nature, dynamics, characteristics, and structure of each navy, along with brief battle narratives." Dr. Stanley D. M. Carpenter, Naval History April 2014.
• Of In Passage Perilous, "A very readable account of the convoy battles fought inside the Mediterranean in 1942. Drawing heavily on Italian sources, In Passage Perilous is carefully researched, objective, balanced and well written. It is likely to become the standard account of the critical phase of the Mediterranean conflict." —H. P. Willmott,
• Of On Seas Contested, Warship 2012 wrote, "This is a book that breaks new ground; it is an absolute must for anyone with aspirations to be a naval historian, and a good read for those simply interested in the navies of the Second World War."
• Of Struggle for the Middle Sea, The Washington Times asserted that "It is a welcome and clarifying addition to the existing literature of the Mediterranean campaign."^[3]
• In reference to the same book, The Mariner’s Mirror stated, "The detail and depth of the research is notable and the ambition to confront old myths with a fresh eye is a worthy one in which he largely succeeds."^[4]
• The Journal of Military History wrote "The US Navy Against the Axis helps to fill a void in the history of the Second World War and will prove valuable to any student of naval history."^[5]
• Of The German Fleet at War, WWII History Magazine noted "This outstanding book is an invaluable resource for all students of World War II naval history."^[6]

Bibliography

• Torch: North Africa and the Allied Path to Victory Naval Institute Press (2015) ISBN 978-1-61251-823-7
• Black Phoenix: History and Operations of the Marina Repubblicana 1943-1945, with Enrico Cernuschi, Propeller (2014) ISBN 978-0615978611
• To Crown the Waves: The Great Navies of the First World War, edited with W. David Dickson and Richard Worth, Naval Institute Press (2013) ISBN 978-1-61251-082-8
• The Royal Navy's Revenge and Other Little-Known Encounters of the War at Sea, Nimble Books LLC (2013) ISBN 978-1-60888-113-0
• In Passage Perilous: Malta and the Convoy Battles of June 1942, Indiana University Press (2012) ISBN 978-0-253-00603-5
• On Seas Contested: The Seven Great Navies of the Second World War, edited with W. David Dickson and Richard Worth, Naval Institute Press (2010) ISBN 978-1-59114-646-9
• Dark Navy: The Italian Regia Marina and the Armistice of 8 September 1943, with Enrico Cernuschi, Nimble Books LLC (2009) ISBN 978-1-934840-91-7
• Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies At War In The Mediterranean, 1940-1945, Naval Institute Press and Conway Publishing (2009) ISBN 978-1-84486-102-6
• The U.S. Navy Against the Axis: Surface Combat, 1941-1942, Naval Institute Press (2007) ISBN 978-1-59114-650-6
• The German Fleet At War: 1939-1945, Naval Institute Press (2004) ISBN 978-1-59114-651-3

External links

Official website http://www.vohara.com/

References