Naval History Magazine - August 2012 Volume 26, Number 4

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Issue: Naval History Magazine - August 2012 Volume 26, Number 4

John J. Domagalski, a native of Chicago, is the author of Lost at Guadalcanal: The Final Battles of the Astoria and Chicago as Described by Survivors in...

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  • On Our Scope

    While planning this issue’s package of articles commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, it occurred to me that ...

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  • Looking Back - The End of a Nation

    Although it doesn’t appear in statute books, one particular law has wide application nonetheless: the law of unintended consequences. Forty...

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The Monitor Boys

First-class Fireman John Driscoll was just one of the hundred-odd sailors who served on board the Monitor during her brief life....

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Composure Amid a Naval Disaster
At the Battle of Savo Island, the first Allied warship to spot the approaching Japanese immediately found herself in a...
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Observations of 'the Canal'
The Marines’ first combat correspondent to see action in World War II answers questions about Guadalcanal....
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Judging the Good from the Bad
When it comes to warships, bigger is usually better, and the most successful vessels are often those that are adaptable to...
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The Story behind the Famous Kiss

The two participants in the world’s most famous kiss didn’t even know each other, nor was their photograph staged. A new book...

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Contributors

John J. Domagalski, a native of Chicago, is the author of Lost at Guadalcanal: The Final Battles of the Astoria and...

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On Our Scope

While planning this issue’s package of articles commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, it occurred to me that ...

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Looking Back - The End of a Nation

Although it doesn’t appear in statute books, one particular law has wide application nonetheless: the law of unintended consequences. Forty...

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In Contact

Overlooked Cause of War

John Pauly

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Naval History News

Brown, Naval Academy Barrier-Breaking Pioneer, Passes Away

Retired Lieutenant Commander Wesley A. Brown, the first African-American to...

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Historic Aircraft - Vikings at Sea

After World War II, the U.S. Navy began the development of specialized carrier-based aircraft for antisubmarine warfare. Previously, standard...

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Historic Fleets - ‘The Busy Lady’

Eight days before Christmas 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Captain Daniel J. Callaghan, his naval aide, to suggest names for a number...

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No Ordinary John Smith
As skipper of Guadalcanal’s tiny band of Marine fighter pilots, his leadership in the air and on the ground was...
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The Witch's Final Fight
On a rainy night on a remote station, the U.S. Navy paid the price for poor training and lack of vigilance when Confederate...
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Searching for Nelson's Iconic Quote
Rising young U.S. Navy officer Stephen Decatur earned famous praise for ‘the most bold and daring act of the age...
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At Sea in the Great War
A Coast Guardsman’s photos and letters home provide a ‘from-the-deckplates’ view of patrol service in the...
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Book Reviews

Utmost Gallantry: The U.S. and Royal Navies at Sea in the War of 1812

Kevin D. McCranie. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press,...

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Museum Report

Respecting Marines and Prehistory on Parris Island

Men who enlist in the Marine Corps east of the Mississippi River and all women joining...

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A digital edition of the August issue of Naval History...

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