Dr. Edward J. Marolda received
his BA in History from the Pennsylvania Military College in 1967. He served as a company-grade officer
in the United States Army's 4th Transportation Command in the Republic of Vietnam during 1969 and 1970. He
continued with his education, receiving his MA in European Diplomatic History in 1971 and his Ph.D. in U.S. History in 1990.
From 1987 to 1996, Dr. Edward J. Marolda, served as the Head, Contemporary History Branch, Naval Historical Center
and from December 1971 to April 1987 as a staff historian. In 2003, he was the Senior Historian, Naval Historical Center,
Washington, DC. Dr. Edward J. Marolda is the author
of The U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War: An Illustrated History; By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of
the United States Navy and the War in Southeast Asia; FDR and the U.S. Navy; Operation End Sweep: A History of Minesweeping
Operations in North Vietnam; From Military Assistance to Combat, 1959-1965, Vol. II in series, The United States Navy and
the Vietnam Conflict; Carrier Operations, Vol. IV in series, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War; and, The Washington
Navy Yard: An Illustrated History. Dr. Edward J. Marolda is also the co-author of Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian
Gulf War. He is the editor of The U.S. Navy in the Korean War and Theodore
Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy, and the Spanish-American War; as well as a complier of Guide to United
States Naval Administrative Histories of World War II.
The Library Journal said of FDR
and the U.S. Navy, “The product of a day-long conference held in 1996 at the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Heritage Center, this book examines Roosevelt's profound impact on the modern U.S. Navy. Like his cousin Teddy, FDR served
as assistant secretary of the navy. When he became president in 1933, the country was going through the Depression, and no
appropriations for ships or new men had been made for quite some time. FDR sensed the advent of war, either with Germany or
Japan or both, and did his best to modernize the hidebound naval forces. Many of the top admirals distrusted him; most were
conservative Republicans who disliked his reforms, resented his "interference" in naval policy, and could not believe
that the United States was headed for another war within ten years. Offering detailed documentation of an aspect of Roosevelt's
presidency that may not be well known to some readers, this book should be in every collection of FDR and modern U.S. naval
history.” According to the book description
of The Washington Navy Yard: An Illustrated History, “Throughout its history, the yard has
been associated with names like Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Kennedy. Kings and queens have visited the yard; its waterfront
has seen many historic moments; and some of our Navy’s most senior and most notable officers have called it home. Such
legendary ships as USS Constitution and USS Constellation sailed from its piers, and the 14-inch and 16-inch guns that armed
our Navy's battleships during Word Wars I and II were built in its factories.”
According to the book description
of The U.S. Navy in the Korean War, “This remarkable collection of works by some of the most
authoritative naval historians in the United States draws on many formerly classified sources to shed new light on the U.S.
Navy's role in the three-year struggle to preserve the independence of the Republic of Korea. Several of the essays concentrate
on fleet operations during the first critical year of the war and later years when United Nations forces fought a "static
war." Others focus on the leadership of Admirals Forrest P. Sherman, C. Turner Joy, James H. Doyle, and Arleigh A. Burke
and on carrier-based and ground-based naval air operations as well as the contributions of African American Sailors. As a whole, this book documents how the Navy's
domination of the seas around Korea enabled Allied forces to project combat power ashore the length and breadth of the Korean
peninsula. It also shows how the powerful presence of U.S. and Allied naval forces discouraged China and the Soviet Union
from launching other military adventures in the Far East, thus keeping the first "limited war" of the Cold War era
confined to Korea. But far from being an aberration unlikely to be replicated, the Korean War proved to be only the first
in a long line of twentieth-century and early twenty-first century conflicts involving U.S. naval forces confronting Communist
and nontraditional adversaries, and a full understanding of the Korean War experience, as provided in this book, helps define
the role of sea power in today's world.”
According to the book description
of Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War, “Though not so well
known as the land and air campaigns, the campaign at sea in the 1991 Gulf War was vital in subduing Saddam Hussein's invasion
forces and driving them out of Kuwait. U.S. Navy surface ships and submarines launched hundreds of cruise missile attacks
against Iraqi targets throughout the war, and carriers sent air strikes deep into enemy territory. The battleships Missouri
and Wisconsin bombarded hostile targets while U.S. sailors joined U.S. Army and Royal Navy helicopter crews in additional
actions. SEAL missions, global sealift actions, mine countermeasures, and operations in support of the economic embargo were
still more contributing factors to the complex joint warfare effort. Details of these naval operations are thoroughly documented and analyzed in this authoritative study,
conducted by the Naval Historical Center and published in limited numbers in 1999. It is based on previously classified action
and lessons-learned reports, interviews with participants, and studies conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses and the
Department of Defense. The book includes candid evaluations of leadership effectiveness, interservice relations, and methods
of command and control. It also analyses the effectiveness of various weapons and sensors, including the Tomahawk land-attack
missile, the EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft, the Aegis battle management system, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Winner of the Navy League's Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize and favorably reviewed by military
scholars and foreign affairs journals, this credible historical account captures the drama as well as the detail of a modern
victory at sea.”
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