Trent Hone

Trent Hone has written extensively on the U.S. Navy of the early twentieth century. He is the author of Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898–1945 and the coauthor of Battle Line: The United States Navy, 1919-1939. His articles have been awarded the U.S. Naval War College’s Edward S. Miller Prize and the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Ernest M. Eller Prize. Hone’s latest book, Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific War, is a detailed examination of Admiral Nimitz's leadership during World War II and describes how Nimitz used his talents to win crucial victories against the forces of Imperial Japan, seize the initiative, and execute an offensive campaign that created the conditions for victory in the Pacific.