U. S. Naval Aeronautic Policies, 1904-42

By Henry Woodhouse
February 1942
History teaches us that during national emergencies, when nine- tenths of government administrative duties pass to civilians without experience in government administration, there is usually a serious and costly loss ...

The New FM

By John R. Howland
February 1942
In our homes and offices and on our ships we are gradually being made aware that a new type of radio has emerged from the laboratory and is making great ...

Leaves From A Greenland Diary

By Commander J. L. Allen, U. S. Navy
February 1942
The five months’ sojourn in South Greenland was a happy phase of our three years’ duty in the Arctic. We had learned from our second mail in two years that ...

The Naval History Of Turkey

By Arthur MacCartney Shepard
February 1942
Though the present Turkish Navy as reckoned in ships and personnel must be classed as a minor fighting force1, the possession of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus which the Ottoman ...

The Ruse In Air Warfare

By Lieutenant John Bermingham, U. S. Navy
February 1942
At the tender age of twelve years the airplane matured as a weapon of -L war with the destruction of S.M.S. Konigsberg in the Rufiji delta in 1914. The airplane ...

A Pioneer In Hemisphere Defense

By Ralph Z. Kirkpatrick
February 1942
It is reassuring that the national defense program of an enlarged Navy, defense bases from Newfoundland and Iceland to British Guiana, an enlarged and strongly defended Panama Canal, and selective ...

The Literature of Jutland

By Lieutenant (J.G.) Waldo Chamberlin, U. S. Naval Reserve
February 1942
The recognition of the importance of sea power in the present conflict has awakened an interest in the naval operations of the war of 1914 to 1918. Naval officers, scholars ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

February 1942
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Book Reviews

February 1942
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Notes On International Affairs

Prepared by Professor Allan Westcott, U. S. Naval Academy
February 1942
From December 10 to January 10 WAR WITH THE AXIS United States Declarations of War. -—On December 11, following a concise 136-word message from the President, the Senate and House ...

Professional Notes

February 1942
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