Andrew Blackley

Mr. Blackley, an independent scholar based in Ohio, has an MA in history (cum laude) from Norwich University. He has presented at the McMullen Naval History Symposium, and his work has appeared in Naval Review.

Articles by Andrew Blackley

An Object Lesson on Allied Interoperability

By Andrew K. Blackley

April 2023

The Second Prize winner in the 2022 CNO Naval History Essay Contest gleans lessons for today from the experiences of the ill-fated American-British-Dutch-Australian Command.

The Navy’s Artist of Reform

By Andrew K. Blackley

June 2022

An appreciation of the life, art, and genius of Henry Reuterdahl, whose innovations improved the early 20th-century U.S. fleet.

Toward a New Navalism

By Andrew K. Blackley

December 2021

Second Prize, CNO Naval History Essay Contest, Professional Historian Category, Sponsored by General Dynamics. The Navy must broaden its message to educate American taxpayers on the importance of sea power.

17 September 1894: Fresh on the heels of the resounding Japanese victory on land in the Battle of P’yongyang, the Imperial Japanese Navy deals China yet another crushing blow at the Battle of the Yalu River. China’s quest for maritime dominance in the 21st century is arguably “in part to prevent another such humiliation.”

The Enduring Legacy of the War of Jiawu

By Andrew Blackley

April 2021

A degrading naval defeat inflicted by Japan in the 1890s left China with wounded pride that still bears the scars.

Andrew Blackley

Articles by Andrew Blackley

An Object Lesson on Allied Interoperability

The Navy’s Artist of Reform

Toward a New Navalism

The Enduring Legacy of the War of Jiawu

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