Vincent P. O’Hara 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. He is a member of the Naval Institute, the International Naval Research Organization, San Diego Maritime Museum and the Global Studies Forum’s Editorial Review Board. O’Hara has authored five books and contributed articles to several noted annuals and periodicals, including World War II Quarterly, Storia Militare, the Warship annual, and MHQ. He is an assistant editor of the Encyclopaedia of World War II at Sea and has written introductions to two volumes of the U.S. Naval Operations in World War II series by Samuel E. Morison which is being republished by the U.S. Navy Institute.




O’Hara lives in Chula Vista, California.

Appraisals

• 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’.
• 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’.
• 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’.
• 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’.