Books by Chester G. Hearn

Chester ("Chet") G. Hearn is a former member of the United States armed forces. He has written more than a dozen books on U.S. military history, including An Illustrated History of the United States Marine Corps and Naval Battles of the Civil War (both published by Salamander), and George Washington's Schooners: The First American Navy, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, and Admiral David Dixon Porter (published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press). Three of his titles have been "alternate selections" for the History Book Club of America. He graduated from Allegheny College with a BA in Economics and a minor in History, and spent much of a civilian career as an executive in industry. He now spends all his time writing and researching.