Professor Emeritus of American History at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Annapolis, Maryland
Craig L. Symonds retired from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2005 after three decades as Professor of History. Winner of both the Naval Academy's "Excellence in Teaching" award (1988) and its "Excellence in Research" award (1998), he also served as History Department chair from 1988 to 1992, and received the Superior Civilian Service medal on three occasions. He also served as Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island (1971-74) and at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, England (1994-95).
Symonds is the author of ten books, including the prize-winning biographies of Joseph E. Johnston (1992), Patrick Cleburne (1997), and Franklin Buchanan (1999), as well as The American Heritage History of the Battle of Gettysburg (2001). His most recent book is Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History (2005). He is the editor of nine other books including Charleston Blockage (1976), Recollections of a Naval Officer (1985), and A Year on the Monitor (1987). He has published more than eighty book chapters or articles in academic and popular journals. Symonds most recent book is LINCOLN AND HIS ADMIRALS which won the Brondess Award, the Laney Prize, the Lyman Prize, and the Lincoln Prize for 2009.
He and his wife Marylou live in Annapolis, Maryland. They have one son and one grandson.
Willing to Travel? Yes
Fee for Services? Yes
Lectures Offered:
Lincoln and the Navy
Lincoln and Fort Sumter
Lincoln and the Trent Affair
Lincoln and His Admirals
Other Programs Offered
Book Signing
Workshop
