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Issue: Naval History Magazine - April 2012 Volume 26, Number 2

A century later, the story lives on: Human drama on an epic scale—even though the stage was the desolate North Atlantic, and the only audience was the players themselves. In all of maritime...

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World Navies in Review

Issue: Proceedings Magazine - March 2012 Vol. 138/3/1,309

By: Eric Wertheim

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Storm Warnings?

Issue: Proceedings Magazine - April 2012 Vol. 138/4/1,310

The buildup of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has caused quite a stir with the United States and its allies over the past few years. But China hardly has us over a barrel.

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Warrior Diplomats and Development Devil Dogs

Issue: Proceedings Magazine - April 2012 Vol. 138/4/1,310

The U.S. military and civilian agencies should collaborate to wage successful counterinsurgency—not battle each other.

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The Navy's 'Screwballs'

Issue: Naval History Magazine - April 2012 Volume 26, Number 2

By: Daniel J. Demers

In 1941, a weekend pass in San Francisco and an impetuous sailor’s good intentions erupted into an international incident with Nazi Germany.

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Editor's Page

It’s been an eventful 12 months for the Sea Services, and as we do every May, we pause to review the many notable accomplishments of the Navy,...

CEO Notes

The U.S. Naval Institute Annual Meeting was held on 11 April at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., with a fine turnout of Members. The...

Comment and Discussion

The Commanders Respond (See R. Griggs, P. Maddison, et al., pp. 16–29, March 2013 Proceedings)

Now Hear This - ‘If We Are to Remain a World Power’

When the latest issue of Proceedings arrived in June 1906, Naval Institute members and the American people heard from a renowned global expert, a...

Nobody Asked Me, But . . . - A New Look at John Paul Jones

One early 20th-century writer called John Paul Jones “a knight of the seas.” Some refer to him as the father of the U.S. Navy. But others...

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Contributors

Norman C. Delaney, Naval History’s 2011 Author of the Year, has taught strategy and policy as an adjunct professor...

On Our Scope

While preparing this issue’s Civil War sesquicentennial examination of the Vicksburg campaign, that distant conflict coincidentally came...

Looking Back - Stan the Navy Man

Some shards of memory gleam back from long ago with a special sparkle that keeps...

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Dual-Purpose Gun’s Long Life

Captain Russ Haas, Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science, NROTC Unit, University of...

Armaments and Innovations - The Soda-Bottle-Shaped Shell Guns

At 0400 on 17 June 1863, the powerful Confederate ironclad Atlanta...

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Not my Navy, Marine Corps … or Army either

From Hagel to the Hill in suit and tie, to the CNO on down in uniform; we have all heard the steady drum beat about a military that, as we look to...

Guest Post by LCDR Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong: The Qualifications of a Naval Officer: WWATMD?

This is the first post in a weekly series about the writing and thinking of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, leading up to the release of “21st...

Sunday on Midrats: Episode 176- “Fallujah Awakens” with Bill Ardolino

Join us at Midrats on BlogTalkRadio, Sunday, May 19, 2013 for Episode 176: “Fallujah Awakens” with Bill Ardolino: How did the US...

X-47B Launch Catapults Naval Aviation into the Future: Guest Post by LCDR Guy Snodgrass

Today’s successful launch of an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator marks a significant turning point for Naval Aviation,...

Jets and More Jets: A Tour of Naval Air Station Oceana

“I won’t be offended if you turn away to watch the planes flying. I do it myself all the time,” NAS Oceana commanding officer...

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National Maritime Day: Remembering The Forgotten

Memorial Day is traditionally a time to honor those who have not only served our nation, but who through their service made the ultimate sacrifice...

Honoring Admiral Farragut’s Gravesite as a National Historic Landmark

The naval officer best known for his famous quote: “Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!” is being honored. For naval history purest...

30th Naval Construction Regiment Command History

For over 70 years, the men and women of the Naval Construction Force have been giving their all to protect our Nation and serve our armed...

May 17, 1942: USS Tautog sinks Japanese submarine I-28

This article appeared in the March 1958 issue of Proceedings, published as Deep Battleground by Commander Charles W. Rush, Jr., USN. May 17, 1942...

The Legend of the USS ENTERPRISE

The month of May historically has been an important time for the USS Enterprise. On May 12, 1938 the USS Enterprise CV-6 was commissioned and on...

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