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This web site describes my work and my
interests. I began seriously researching the subject of naval
surface combat twenty-five years ago. This
began a quest to identify and describe every naval
surface action fought during the Second World War. (What do I consider a surface engagement? See the
commentary section.) My quest led, like most quests do, to unexpected
discoveries and the growing conviction that much history written after the
war inaccurately discounted the contributions of the surface
fleets of all nations, dismissing gun and torpedo armed warships as relics
of a superseded technology and a bygone era.
The Naval Institute Press published my first book, German
Fleet at War in October 2004 and The U.S. Navy
Against the Axis: Surface Combat 1941-1945 in March 2007. Struggle
for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater,
1940-1945 appeared inJune 2009. See Books.
In the same period my work
has also appeared in a various periodicals and annuals. See Articles.
I am a member of
the Naval Institute, the International Naval Research Organization, the San Diego Maritime Museum, and World War II Quarterly's Editorial Review Board. I
hold a history degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Books.
The German Fleet at War 1939-1945 (2004). The U.S. Navy
Against the Axis: Surface Combat 1941-1945 (2007). Struggle for the Mediterranean: The
Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean 1940-1945 (2009). All were published by Naval Institute Press. Forthcoming: Dark Navy: the Regia Marina and the Armistice of 8 September 1943. (September 2009, Nimble Books)
Articles.
I have
authored or co-authored twenty-two articles that have appeared in U.S., British, and
Italian publications over the past five years.
Links.
This section has links to some
useful sites and lists some of my favorite books and magazines.
Maps and
Samples. I produce the maps and graphics for my
books and articles. Samples appear in this section.
Commentary.
Random thoughts and book
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I can be reached at
vohara@gmail.com
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