Ralph DeFalco

Ralph DeFalco is a historian, a writer, and a national security intelligence professional with a career that spanned five decades and five continents. Retired from a 25-year career in the rank of Captain in the U. S. Navy, he also served as a civilian intelligence professional on the Pentagon staff of the Director of Naval Intelligence. He is a distinguished graduate and former faculty member of the National Intelligence University. He graduated, with highest distinction, from the U. S. Naval War College and later served as Fleet Professor on the college's faculty. Ralph writes about history, world affairs, national security intelligence, strategy and policy, and geo-politics. His essays, articles, commentaries, and reviews have appeared in a variety of publications and online. His current work is online at Law & Liberty. When he is not writing, Ralph will be tooling around Amelia Island in his 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, or on cruise ships where he is a featured speaker presenting the maritime history of ports of call or his insights on world affairs.