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Naval History Magazine - June 2008 Volume 22, Number 3

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The Navy's Atlantic War Learning Curve
Issue: Naval History Magazine - June 2008 Volume 22, Number 3
By: Jeffrey G. Barlow
Although its main World War II commitment was in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy nevertheless made an indispensable contribution to defeating Germany in the Atlantic.
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  • Death on a Dark Night
    On 24 January 1870 the fortunes of the USS Oneida took a decidedly downward turn. Straight down that is, along with most...

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  • In Contact

    'Mom Remembers Pearl Harbor'

    (See R. Bartlett, pp. 60-65, December 2007, and P. K. Cullins, p. 67, April 2008 Naval History)...

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The Battle That Had to Be Won
During World War II, Britain's fate as well as hope for Allied victory in Western Europe hinged on the long campaign fought between...
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Dangerous Duty in the North Atlantic
Slow but reliable, the Coast Guard's Secretary-class cutters were the backbone of the United States' North Atlantic escort force...
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Kill and Be Killed? The U-853 Mystery
In the waning hours of the war against Nazi Germany, a U-boat skipper off the New England coast either ignored or never received...
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Observations from the Edge of the World
Before Navy Captain George M. Colvocoresses died under mysterious circumstances, he left behind a record of his adventures both at...
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Torpedo Eight: The Other Chapter
The gallant but little-known role of a six-plane all-volunteer TBF detachment, of which the author and his pilot were members, adds...
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On Our Scope

The Pacific theater is the staple source of World War II articles for Naval History, and rightfully so given the enormous effort and sacrifice...

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Historic Aircraft

A Transatlantic Flying Boat

World War I saw the debut of submarines and aircraft in modern warfare. Appropriately, Allied aircraft...

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Members Only Stories

The Navy's Atlantic War Learning Curve
Although its main World War II commitment was in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy nevertheless made an indispensable contribution to...
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Death on a Dark Night
On 24 January 1870 the fortunes of the USS Oneida took a decidedly downward turn. Straight down that is, along with most...
Read More
In Contact

'Mom Remembers Pearl Harbor'

(See R. Bartlett, pp. 60-65, December 2007, and P. K. Cullins, p. 67, April 2008 Naval History)...

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Looking Back

Sunshine and Grit

This spring a large crowd will gather at the U.S. Naval Academy to dedicate Wesley Brown Field House, a state-of-the-...

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Historic Fleets

Short-Lived Innovation

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Naval History News

Lost U-boat Fleet Discovered

Three scuttled U-boats with a unique history have been discovered in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast....

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Museum Report

Former Foes' Naval History on Display

Both Madrid and Istanbul boast navy museums—the Museo Naval and Deniz Muzesi, respectively...

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Book Reviews

U-Boote Crews: The Day-to-Day Life Aboard Hitler's Submarines

Jean Delize. Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2007. 128 pp....

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