About the Author

Richard Worth specializes in warship design. A resident of Bolivar, MO, he is the author of several books. Vincent P. O’Hara is an independent scholar and the author of five books including On Seas Contested: the Seven Great Navies of the Second World War (2010) and The Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean 1940-1945 (2009). Mr. O’Hara’s work appears in periodicals and annuals including Warship, MHQ, World War II Quarterly and Storia Militare. He holds a history degree from the University of California, Berkeley W. David Dickson, an expert on Japanese naval doctrine and carrier design, is an author who lives in Hernando, MS.