On Our Scope

By Fred L. Schultz Editor-in-Chief
April 2001
The sage who coined the phrase, “says what he means, and means what he says,” must have been talking about Joe Foss. No one ever would accuse him of hiding ...

'What I Say, I Mean'

An Interview with Joe Foss
April 2001
The fabled Cactus Air Force fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient talks frankly about how he practically forced his way into World War II naval aviation and what he ...
COURTESY OF THE AUTHORS

Silver Star Airplane Ride

By Barrett Tillman and Henry Sakaida
April 2001
As a naval reservist in World War II, then-Congressman and future U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson finds himself part of a "fact-finding" mission that is forced to abort. For "marked ...

LST Means Nostalgia

By Paul Stillwell
April 2001
One of the feel-good stories at the beginning of the year was the arrival in Mobile, Alabama, on 10 January, of the former LST-325 and her crew of 70- ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
April 2001
The fleet oiler Ashtabula (AO-51), awarded a total of 20 battle stars for her service in World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War, proved just as tough ...

The First Carrier-Based Fighter

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
April 2001
The first fighter aircraft to go aboard U.S. carriers in squadron strength was the Chance Vought Corporation’s VE-7. Although actually an advanced trainer developed for the Army, the VE- 7 ...

In Contact

April 2001
“Is This the Real Niagara?” (See C. Watkins and M. Matusiak, pp. 36-40, February 2001 Naval History) George E. Deutsch Since helping to create the Flagship Niagara League ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Paul H. Silverstone, Colin Babb & Louis Arthur Norton
April 2001
War at Sea in the Ironclad Age Richard Hill. London: Cassell, 2000. 224 pp. Photos. Maps. Bib. Index. $29.95 ($26.95). Reviewed by Paul H. Silverstone The exciting and glamorous picture ...

Navy Yarns

By Captain Roy C. Smith III, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 2001
In 1811, Commodore John Rodgers in the frigate USS President met HMS Little Belt in a fog off the New Jersey coast. The President hailed the British ship for identification ...

Salty Talk

By Captain Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 2001
A large wooden ship was composed of the timber from hundreds of trees shaped into thousands of pieces all fitted together in an intricate puzzle. No matter how carefully the ...