Craig L. Symonds

Craig Lee Symonds is an American naval historian. He was the Distinguished Visiting Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History from 2017 to 2020 at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He is also professor emeritus at the United States Naval Academy, where he served as chairman of the history department. He is a distinguished historian of the American Civil War, World War II, and maritime history. His book Lincoln and His Admirals won the Lincoln Prize.