Joseph Callo, Rear Admiral, USNR (Ret.), has written three books about Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, including Nelson Speaks and Nelson in the Caribbean. Named Naval History's Author of the Year in 1998 and winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, he lives in New York City. He is the recipient of the Lee Wayland Douglas Award for Literary Achievement, which was awarded by the Association of the United States Navy in 2010.

Articles by Joseph F. Callo

Nelson’s Ten to Glory

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
June 1997
For 200 years, the exploits of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson have inspired writers, researchers, and sea power enthusiasts worldwide.

Worthwhile Endeavor

Text and Photography By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
December 1998
A replica of the ship that carried Captain James Cook around the world recently took on a Naval History author for five days of her 20th-Century circumnavigation.

Nelson at Copenhagen

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
August 2001
Though only second-in-command of the British Baltic fleet, Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson boldly led an assault on the Danish squadron at Copenhagen, hoping to deny to the Little Corporal ...

John Paul Jones Makes Admiral

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Navy Reserve (Retired)
April 2006
But not in the United States. Jones became a rear admiral in the Russian Navy in 1788, flying his flag in the Vladimir as he defeated the Turks in an ...

A Proof of Madness?

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
October 2007
The brashness of youth was the hallmark of the first days of the Continental Navy, but the sea service quickly gained maturity as its commanders and men learned from their ...
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A New Look at John Paul Jones

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
May 2013
A good starting-point is Jones’ motivation for joining the Continental Navy. In a letter at the beginning of the American Revolution to Robert Morris, a member of the Continental Congress ...

'Let's Get the Yale Gang'

By Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
September 2001
For God, for Country, and for Yale—those words are carved in stone at the base of Branford Tower, modern Yale University's signature building.