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Current Issue: June 2008 Volume 22, Number 3

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A burning merchant ship heads to the bottom as its attacker, a Type VII U-boat, makes her escape in Grzegorz Nawrocki’s painting, Lone Attack. This issue’s coverage of the Battle of the Atlantic, which commemorates the 65th anniversary of the campaign’s turning point, begins on page 12. (http://grzegorz-nawrocki.com; www.subart.net)

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Looking Back (Members Only)

By Paul Stillwell

On Our Scope

Richard G. Latture, Editor-in-Chief

In Contact (Members Only)

Historic Fleets (Members Only)

By Robert J. Cressman

Naval History News (Members Only)

Historic Aircraft (Members Only)

By Norman Polmar-Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet

The Battle That Had to Be Won

By Marc Milner

The tide of the struggle between German U-boats and Allied convoy escorts shifted back and forth before definitively turning in the spring of 1943.

The Navy's Atlantic War Learning Curve (Members Only)

By Jeffrey G. Barlow

The U.S. Navys evolving role in the Battle of the Atlantic began in the fall of 1939. Nevertheless, once America was officially in the war the services antisubmarine forces had to play catch up before coming into their own.

Dangerous Duty in the North Atlantic (Members Only)

By Michael G. Walling

Painted gray and sailing under Navy pennants, the Coast Guards Secretary-class cutters proved themselves valuable convoy escorts and U-boat killers.

Kill and Be Killed? The U-853 Mystery

By Adam Lynch

Did the U-boat commander fail to receive the German order at wars end to cease attacks, or did he just want to record one more kill?

Death on a Dark Night (Members Only)

By Michael Fitzpatrick

The screw steamer USS Oneida survived Civil War battles only to be sunk by a British packet steamer in a Tokyo Harbor hit-and-run collision.

Observations from the Edge of the World

By John B. Dwyer

Captain George Colvocoresses lifelong odyssey included escaping a massacre in Greece and participating in the 1838-42 U.S. Exploring Expedition.

Torpedo Eight: The Other Chapter (Members Only)

By Commander Harry H. Ferrier, U.S. Navy (Retired)

A veteran of the Battle of Midway recounts the often-overlooked history of his Torpedo Squadron Eight detachment and recalls how his torpedo-bomber became the squadrons only plane to make it back to base.

Book Reviews (Members Only)

Museum Report (Members Only)

By Andrew C. A. Jampoler

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