A. D. BAKER III is a highly regarded naval authority known for his work as an illustrator and writer. His line drawings appear in several books, including others in this series. He was the long-time editor of The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World and a contributing editor to the journals Warship International and U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings.

Articles by Arthur Baker

U.S. MARINE CORPS (JASON INGERSOLL)

Lest We Forget: Commander Craig Powell; Task Force 67

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired), and Arthur D. Baker III
June 2005
Commander Craig Powell From Vietnam to Iraq, stories of Navy SEAL heroism abound. But one such story did not take place on foreign shores. Commander Craig Powell had recently reported ...
U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE PHOTO ARCHIVE

Reuben James, USS Minneapolis (CA-36)

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired), and A. D. Baker III
February 2005
Reuben James Many remember Stephen Decatur as one of the bravest and most colorful sailors in the history of the U.S. Navy, but few remember him as a naturalist. He ...
USS FORRESTAL ASSOCIATION

Gerald Farrier, U.S. Type XXI Submarines

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired), and A. D. Baker III
August 2004
Gerald Farrier Gerald Farrier grew up in Batesville, Arkansas, and joined the U.S. Navy as a teen. He had risen steadily as an aviation boatswain’s mate and, at the age ...
H & L VAN GINDEREN

Combat Fleets

By A.D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
August 1998
Ships with the Peruvian Navy and the French Navy are discussed.
HARTMUT EHLERS

Combat Fleets

By A.D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
July 1998
The Paraguayan Navy patrol boat Teniente Robles is seen here at Asuncion in December 1997. She and sister Capitan Ortiz were donated by Taiwan in 1994. The 47-ton, 71-foot, aluminum-hulled ...
DTM

Combat Fleets

By A.D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
June 1998
An official model of the initial concept for Taiwan’s Project Kuang Hua-VI guided-missile patrol craft project. Construction of 30 of these “stealth” craft was approved in July 1996, all to ...

Books by Arthur Baker