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John V. Quarstein served as the director of the Virginia War Museum until he retired in 2008 after thirty years of service. He is director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center at The Mariners' Museum and Park. He has authored nineteen books and has written numerous articles, exhibits, essays, and documentaries. Robert L. Worden retired from the Library of Congress in 2007 after thirty-eight years of federal service, during which he authored more than one hundred Asia-related historical and current affairs studies and books for government agencies. A collateral descendant of Rear Admiral Worden, he has written extensively about his family history.
""The first full-life biography of one of the Civil War’s most notable naval officers, this study of John Lorimer Worden illuminates not only his role in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads, but also his subsequent naval service in the Civil War, his eventful tour as Superintendent of the Naval Academy in the 1870s, and his command of the American European Squadron. In doing so, it reveals much about both Worden himself and the 19th century U.S. Navy.""—Craig L. Symonds, author of The Civil War at Sea ""Quarstein's and Worden's From Ironclads to Admiral: John Lorimer Worden and Naval Leadership is excellent naval history. The research is impressive, the narrative fascinating, and the leadership lessons clear. This should be in every school, wardroom, and chiefs' mess in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Highly recommended for leaders, historians, and naval enthusiasts.""—Robert N. Macomber, author of Full Naval Honors and the Captain Peter Wake novels ""Historians John Quarstein and Robert Worden deliver a comprehensive and enlightening biography of Admiral John Lorimer Worden through whose half-century, globe-spanning naval career we examine fundamental geopolitical, technological, tactical, and educational transformations of that violent, revolutionary era while witnessing the exceptional contributions of a humble but remarkable leader.""—Lt. Cmdr. Dwight Hughes, USN (ret.), author of Unlike Anything That Ever Floated: The Monitor and Virginia and the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8–9, 1862 ""Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden has been brought to life in this much-needed biography. While Worden is best known as the commanding officer of Monitor, the authors show that the events of 9 March 1862 do not solely define him. Here they masterfully illustrate his full naval career and private life with warmth, detail, and a touch of humor.""—Anna Gibson Holloway, former Curator, USS Monitor Center
