R. Thomas Campbell

R. THOMAS CAMPBELL was the author or editor of more than twenty books on Confederate naval history. His titles include Storm Over Carolina: The Confederate Navy’s Struggle for Eastern North Carolina, The CSS H.L. Hunley: Confederate Submarine and Sea Hawk of the Confederacy.

Campbell held a B.S. from Villanova University and a graduate degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a contributor to Confederate Veteran and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Campbell was born in 1938 and worked across three careers: writer, historian, and health systems consultant. His work focused on the Confederate Navy during the Civil War, beginning with his first book, Southern Thunder: Exploits of the Confederate States Navy, published in 1996.

Thomas lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Cocoa Beach, Florida.

R. Thomas Campbell’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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