On Our Scope

By Fred L. Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
August 2003
Sometimes we are at a loss to describe the essence of the U.S. Naval Institute—the parent organization of Naval History—and the importance of the discourse found in its magazines ...
C. LYONS

'Not a Cruise Ship at All'

An interview with John Deely, Captain, Freedom Schooner Amistad
August 2003
The skipper of the Amistad, a re-creation of the ship overtaken by Africans destined to be slaves in 1839, discusses the mission of the ship today.

Battle Stations Missile!

By Nick T. Spark
August 2003
The Tomahawk land attack missile of today traces back to a 50-year-old weapon. In 1953, the guided-missile submarine Tunny ushered in a new era, successfully firing a nuclear- capable missile—the ...

Gunboat Diplomacy on the Orinoco

By Captain Paul M. Simoes de Carvalho, U.S. Army Reserve
August 2003
At the turn of the 19th century, the United States was flush with youthful energies inspired by its new empire taken from Spain. In an early postwar effort at diplomacy ...

Bubble-Gum Art Goes to War

By Thomas Wildenberg
August 2003
The bubble-gum cards on these pages emerged from their wrappers in 1941 smelling of powdered sugar, in comic-book colors that depicted the men of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ...

The Importance of Timing

By Paul Stillwell
August 2003
So much of life depends on being in the right place at the right time—or in some cases not being there at the wrong time. Take Frank Shellenbarger, a retired ...

In Contact

August 2003
“Exhuming the Constellation” (See D. Wegner, pp. 24-30, June 2003 Naval History) “Constellation: Oldest Warship” (See G. Footner, pp. 39-41, October 2002; E. Aho, pp. 8, 18, February ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III, Editor, Combat Fleets of the World
August 2003
Despite long and not always happy experience with mine warfare, the U.S. Navy only once has designed and completed a dedicated minelayer. Given what today doubtless would be considered a ...

A Highly Visible Phantom

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
August 2003
The last F-4 Phantom 11 has been retired from Navy and Marine Corps squadrons, but it still serves in several air forces around the world. For many years, the Air ...

Naval History News

August 2003
New Exhibit Chronicles Manet’s Civil War Art On 3 June, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City unveiled a new special exhibition that highlights lesser- known paintings by ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Colonel John G. Miller, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Dean C. Allard, William N. Still Jr. & Captain Paul Rinn, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2003
Lucky Lady: The World War II Heroics of the USS Santa Fe and Franklin Steve Jackson. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2003. 494 pp. Bib. Index. $28.00. Reviewed by Colonel ...

Salty Talk

By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
August 2003
A sailing ship was, of course, dependent on the wind for maneuverability. The wind’s strength determined the speed at which the ship might travel, while its direction limited those in ...