▁Navy ▁and ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Illustr ated ▁History ▁of ▁Modern ▁War fare , ▁the ▁latter ▁with ▁Richard ▁Hol mes ▁and ▁other ▁authors . ▁He ▁contributed ▁ 2 2 ▁articles ▁to ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁National ▁Biography ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁was ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Mar itime ▁History ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁which ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁D art mouth ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Books ▁and ▁mon ograph s ▁The ▁two ▁beg inn ings : ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Church , ▁Tang lin ▁[ Sing ap ore ] ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁S ail ors ▁and ▁sch ol ars : ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Su cc ession : ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁view ▁and ▁conduct ▁of ▁grand ▁strategy , ▁ 1 7 0 2 – 1 7 1 2 ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁Sem per ▁e adem : ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁in ▁New port , ▁ 1 6 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 ▁( 2 0 0 1 ; ▁second ▁edition ▁in ▁paper back , ▁ 2 ▁vol s ., ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁E volution ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ' s ▁Mar itime ▁Str ategy , ▁ 1 9 7 7