Thomas J. Cutler is a retired lieutenant commander and 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 at
the U.S. Naval Academy, where he served as Executive Assistant to
the Chairman of the Seamanship & Navigation Department and
Associate Chairman of the History Department. While at the Academy,
he was awarded the William P. Clements Award for Excellence in
Education (military teacher of the year).
He is the founder and former Director of the Walbrook Maritime
Academy in Baltimore. Currently he is Fleet Professor of Strategy
and Policy with the Naval War College and is the Director of
Professional Publishing at the U.S. Naval Institute.
Winner of the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Naval Literature, the
U.S. Naval Institute Press Author of the Year, and the U.S.
Maritime Literature Award, his published works include NavCivGuide:
A Handbook for Civilians in the U.S. Navy; A Sailor's History of
the U.S. Navy [one of the books in the Chief of Naval Operations
Reading Program]; The Battle of Leyte Gulf; Brown Water, Black
Berets: Coastal & Riverine Warfare in Vietnam; and the 22nd, 23rd
(Centennial), and 24th editions of The Bluejacket's Manual. His
other works include revisions of Jack Sweetman's The Illustrated
History of the U.S. Naval Academy and Dutton's Nautical Navigation.
He and his wife, Deborah W. Cutler, are the co-editors of the
Dictionary of Naval Terms and the Dictionary of Naval
Abbreviations.
His books have been published in various forms, including paperback
and audio, and have appeared as main and alternate selections of
the History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book of the Month
Club. 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 History and Heritage Command,
Smithsonian Institution, the 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, Civitan, 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.
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