Amirs, Admirals, and Desert Sailors: Bahrain, the U.S. Navy, and the Arabian Gulf
DAVID F. WINKLER is a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and campaign director for the U.S. Navy Museum Cold War Gallery at the Naval Historical Foundation in Washington, D.C. He also supervises the foundation s Naval Heritage Speakers Program and other projects to support the Naval Historical Center and the National Museum of the United States Navy. In addition, he writes a monthly history column for the Navy League s journalSeapower.His previous book,Cold War at Sea: High Seas Confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union,was published by the Naval Institute Press in 2000. He served as managing editor ofThe Navy,an illustrated book recently published by the Naval Historical Foundation.Winkler received his commission in the U.S. Navy in 1980 through the NROTC unit at Penn State. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia, he earned his Ph.D. at American University in 1998.