Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) , the 2010 Naval History Author of the Year, served 29 years as an assault amphibian officer. He has published six books, including Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa (1995, 2008) and Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific (1997, 2012), both published by the Naval Institute Press.

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