William Howard Roberts

Background

William Howard Roberts was born on August 21, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He is a son of William Henry Roberts, a physician, and Ruth Jane Roberts, an instructor in children’s literature.

Education

In 1973 William Howard Roberts received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1992 he obtained a diploma from the United States Naval War College. In 1992 Roberts gained a Master of Arts degree from Old Dominion University. In 1999 he gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Ohio State University.

Career

From 1973 to 1994 William Howard Roberts was a career officer at the United States Navy, including service as an instructor in naval science and tactics at the United States Naval Academy from 1985 to 1986, and executive officer of USS Puget Sound during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, retiring as a commander.

From 1997 to 1998 he was a university fellow at Ohio State University and a lecturer in American civilization from 1997 to 1998 and in 2000. From 1998 to 1999 Roberts was a chairperson of athletic fundraising at Columbus Academy.

He is the author of USS New Ironsides in the Civil War, "Now for the Contest": Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the Civil War, Civil War Ironclads: The U.S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization.

Achievements

• William Howard Roberts is best known for his service as a career officer at the United States Navy. He received two Meritorious Service Medals. His books received high praise from critics.

Works

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  • Now for the Contest: Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the Civil War

    (Now for the Contest tells the story of the Civil War at s...)

    2004
  • USS New Ironsides in the Civil War

    (This is the first modern scholarly look at the little-kno...)

    1999
  • Civil War Ironclads: The U.S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization

    (Civil War Ironclads supplies the first comprehensive stud...)

    2002

Membership

William Howard Roberts is a member of the American Historical Association, the Society of Military Historians, the Society for the History of Technology, Phi Alpha Theta, the American Society of Naval Engineers.

Connections

On June 8, 1974, William Howard Roberts married Margaret Jeanne Russell. They have a daughter, Julia Anne Kinsley.

Father:

William Henry Roberts

Mother:

Ruth Jane Roberts

Spouse:

Margaret Jeanne Russell

Daughter:

Julia Anne Kinsley

References

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