Anthony Newpower
Historian

Iron Men In Tin Fish:
The Race to Build a Better Torpedo During WWII
Praeger Security International, 2006

Anthony Newpower is 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a former naval officer. As a midshipman, Newpower spent his summer cruise aboard the nuclear attack submarine USS Norfolk (SSN-714) and witnessed the live-fire testing of the Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo, which successfully sank the ex-Jonas Ingram (DD-938) Following nuclear power training, Newpower served as Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer and Navigator on USS Chandler (DDG-996) and as a Propulsion Plant Watch Officer onboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65). While on Chandler, Newpower deployed to the Persian Gulf immediately following the cessation of hostilities in Operation Desert Storm.

He has conducted dozens of interviews with submarine veterans of World War II and extensive research for his Masters in Naval Warfare. He also maintains a regular correspondence with a number of submarine veterans who played important roles in the torpedo crisis. During his studies, Newpower has had the privilege of attending submarine reunions and meeting with the brave men who performed so admirably with their handicapped weapons. He has also met personally with the two highest-scoring surviving submarine captains: Slade Cutter and Eric Barr, who share six Navy Crosses between them. An avid student of World War II naval history, Newpower has lectured on submarine warfare at Southern Methodist University. A member of the U.S. Naval Institute, the Naval Submarine League, and the Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors), Newpower lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Christine and their children Paul and Sarah.