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Torpedoboat Sailor
% Charles Minor Blackford, Annapolis, Md.: tT S. Naval Institute, 1968. 156 pp. Illus. $7.50
VIE WED BY
Commander John D. Alden, U. S. Navy (Retired)
(Commander Alden, a graduate of Cornell and M.I.T., held various billets afloat and ashore, and was last assigned to lhe Portsmouth Nava! Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. He is l^e author of the book Flush Decks and Four Pipes (1965), and of many articles.)
With the cry “Yacome mah to’pedoboat sailor” still ringing in his memory, an erstwhile bluejacket nicknamed “Blackie,” takes us back to a time when destroyers were still l°rpedoboats, and men lined up at recruiting °ffices seeking a rough life at sea in preference R> even rougher conditions ashore. Although uiany sought entrance, few were chosen. Among the lucky ones was a wide-eyed 18- Vear-old, who took in everything with the naive freshness of youth, and filed it away 1Tlentally, as quickly and methodically as lie stowed the meager contents of his seabag.
The Navy that young Charles Blackford entered was bounded, for him, by the decks and bulkheads of the famous old USS Paulding (bO-22), 742 tons of bouncing, bucking, drip- P'ng torpedoboat destroyer. Although Blacked does not mention it, she was the first sbip in the Navy’s first class of oil-burning destroyers, and only the sixth to be fitted with Carbines for propulsion. Completed at Bath, Blaine, in 1910, she belonged to a group later known as the “flivvers;” high-fo’c’s’led, lbinskinned, four-stacked greyhounds, 294 Ret long by 27 in the beam, whose 12,000-h.p.
engines could drive them at a top speed of 29 \ knots. They carried five 3-inch rapid-fire guns, but their main armament was six 18-inch torpedo tubes, mounted in pairs along the edge of the weather deck. By August 1916, when our new seaman stumbled aboard in the darkness fresh from three months at the Naval Training Station in Newport, she was a well- worn veteran, outclassed by the big new “thousand-tonners. She was affectionately known as the “Old Pauldy.”
The detailing system in those days was simple. Men found too wild for the regulation battleships and armored cruisers, but too good as seamen to be discharged summarily, were sent to the torpedo squadrons. Those too spirited for the average “can,” were passed along to the Fifth Division, and the least inhibited of these went to the Paulding. Such, at least, was her reputation. Somehow, enough sober men were infiltrated in her crew to maintain the watch, when the rest were raising hell ashore after every payday.
Blackie and his fellows lived in a tight little world, where the grand purposes that shaped naval strategy could be but dimly descried. They were never told where they
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were going or why, and the lieutenant in command represented the acme of higher authority with which they ever came into real contact. Fleet maneuvers and training cruises were seen from a viewpoint circumscribed by the rim of a porthole or the coaming of an engine room scuttle. Conditions elsewhere, even in other ships in their own division, were known mostly by hearsay and legend. When Blackford was finally transferred, he was both surprised and flattered to learn that the Paulding’s reputation was even more fearsome than he had known. It was several months before his new mates on board the USS McDougal (DD-54) got over their suspicions that he had been sent there because something was wrong with him. (Actually, the Paulding had been merely decommissioned and her crew dispersed throughout the Fleet.)
The new ship, a thousand-tonner of recent vintage, was known as the “Madhouse Mac,” because her captain kept his crew constantly on the hop, painting and scrubbing ship until someone finally emblazoned the word “mad
house” on her side, on an occasion when it was sure to attract the widest and most unwelcome attention.
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In 1917, Blackie’s navy was the torpedo boat navy. It was still steeped in the traditions of the Great White Fleet and practiced the tactics of the Russo-Japanese War, but before another year had passed, it became the destroyer navy. For the McDougal, now under command of Lieutenant Commander Joe Taussig, was in the first division to sail for Europe and World War I. So green were all concerned that Taussig let his entire force lie-to in broad daylight, and roll idly in the swells while one of the destroyers, the USS Conyngham (DD-58), made repairs and the other ships broadcast their presence over a wide-band radio circuit that the British couldn’t even receive. Learning came by doing things the hard way, as the division, based at Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland, nosed about futilely for the elusive German submarines. On a couple of occasions, the Yanks even acted as unwitting escorts for nonchalant U-boats, thinking, in the darkness, that they
'''ere merely friendly trawlers.
The “Mac” was lucky. She got a new skipper, who had already survived the torpedoing of his previous command—a converted yacht—and knew enough to keep his depth charges set on safe. When a blundering Merchantman sliced off the destroyer’s fan- tail one wild night, the charges did not explode. Blackie, asleep in the after berthing c°mpartment, had the foot of his bunk Crurnpled by the bow of the tanker, as it knifed clean through the smaller ship. If he hadn't been sleeping with his knees drawn up, ■t Would have sliced off his feet too. The tough Httle destroyer was towed back to the dockyard, and by the time she got back into action, *t Was the submarines who were the hunted.
The real highlights of this book are the v*gnettes of Navy life that never got into ship’s logs or battle reports, let alone the history books. Little things, like the procures of stationing watertenders topside, to Pound the deck with Stillson wrenches to '''arn the black gang when they were starting to make smoke, or the wider practice of locating improbable cubbyholes in which a Man could curl up and sleep, or the kind of Punch the gunner’s mates made after they had refueled the torpedoes with “alky” (we called it “gilly” in the submarine force during kVorld War II), or how it felt to sit in the saddle of a gun that hung so far over the side, that the waves lapped your feet after you had rushed to wartime battle stations without bothering to dress. It’s all there, unvarnished '"'the reek of the berth deck battened down by unending days of storm, the bruised bodies °1 hardy men smashed insensible by a Merciless sea, blunders in high places, and brawls in barrooms, the boredom of “hurry UP and wait,” and the bitterness of being on the receiving end of the attitude that, “anything at all was good enough for a sailor.”
Captain Blackford (he earned his master’s license in the merchant marine and served as a,i officer in the Coast Guard during World ^'ar II) has let his memory play tricks in one 0r two instances—there never was a destroyer Earned “Dryden.” I’m sure he meant the CSS Drayton (DD-23); he couldn’t possibly have Seen the old USS Wainwrighl (DD-62) at k’carl Harbor in the 1940s—it was her sister ship, the USS Allen (DD-66), no doubt; and somebody should have caught the incorrect spelling of the USS Ericsson (DD-56). Nevertheless, ex-seaman-radioman-striker-quartermaster Blackford has caught the genuine bittersweet flavor of life in the torpedoboat navy. You will read his book—it won’t take more than three or four hours—with a smile, and put it down with a warm feeling inside for the young sailor and a Navy that few really knew, and none will ever know again. It is well deserving of its selection for the 1969 Association of American University Presses, Inc., Book Show.
The Sea in Modern Strategy
By L. W. Martin. New York: Praeger, 1967. 190 pp. $5.00.
REVIEWED BY
Admiral Jerauld Wright, U. S. Navy (Retired)
{Admiral Wright, a 1917 graduate of the Naval Academy, served on board many ships during both World Wars I and II, and between. A highlight of his career was during World War II, when he commanded the expedition which took French General Giraudfrom the Southern coast of France. He served as Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and with the Central Intelligence Agency until his retirement in 1963.)
L. W. Martin’s The Sea in Modern Strategy is an excellent treatise on modern seapower. In his opening chapter, “The Modern Context of Seapower,” he ably points out why the strategic world of capital ships, slugging it out for supremacy of the seas, is no longer with us. The inference is that Jutland and Midway are probably the last of these engagements.
In the present day confrontation for naval supremacy, particularly between the U. S. and Soviet navies, the economic development of the sea lanes as to merchant shipping, fishing, and mineral and petroleum resources, will increase the importance of the sea areas, stimulate political controversy and international disputes, and accentuate the role of naval forces in the future.
His chapter on “Naval Forces in General War” would be strengthened if he had more clearly stated the three basic purposes for which modern naval forces exist, and would be employed in any general war in the foreseeable future.
First, is the delivery of nuclear weapons
from the sea areas, whether by carrier or submarine. Remoteness of the vast sea areas from our homeland, immunity to heat, blast, radiation, and fallout, the speed, long range, and mobility of naval forces, and the concealment of the Polaris submarine, combine to give tremendous advantages to naval forces at sea for the delivery of nuclear weapons. These advantages are appreciated more and more by our military planners and national leaders.
The second basic purpose of modern naval forces lies in the control and protection of shipping. This vitally important naval function gets inadequate consideration in Martin’s otherwise fine work.
Ships are the links in the chains that bind nations together. As such, they have no peer. Pipelines will never replace transoceanic tankers. Aircraft excel in the rapid movement of token cargoes, but will never be more than a “drop in the bucket” for the transport of the millions of tons of fuel and cargo essential for mutual support and national survival in
war. Sever our lifelines of sea communication, and we have a “Fortress America” or Europe, standing alone in isolation from each other, | and from Asia and South America.
The third employment of naval forces in general war is their ability to project our defensive perimeters beyond our shores. The amphibious assault is a joint operation of ) naval, ground, and air forces, but by reason } of its naval lift and naval support in its early stages, it is initially a naval operation which ’ depends on use and control of the sea areas for its success.
In the context of modern seapower, all naval forces, air, surface, and undersea of all engaged nations, will be employed in war for ' the prosecution or prevention of one, or all ^ three, of these tasks.
In this chapter, Martin points out the ascendancy of the Polaris submarine over the carrier as a delivery agency for nuclear ) weapons. In the catastrophic event of an all-out nuclear attack, he develops the greater ! residual capability of naval forces, but he '
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Minimizes, or rather fails to emphasize, the v>tal importance of maintenance of the sea communications, to the extent permitted by rernaining port facilities.
The argument that fear of the consequences °1 total nuclear war results in abstention fr°m the use of nuclear arms is well made. (An example is abstention from gas in World War ^1). The case is considerably weakened, however, by the gross inadequacy of conventional air and ground forces for the defense of Europe, and the resultant dependence by European powers on the use of “small tactical Nuclear weapons.” The use of these weapons Vv'U inevitably result in nuclear escalation.
relative sizes of nuclear weapons is academic. All are big.
The effectiveness of the nuclear-powered, deep-running submarine, and the difficulties
her detection, are well presented. The rapid development of the nuclear-powered submarine in both performance and numbers, fud the continuation of the present stalemate ln the development of new methods of detec- tlon, could result in,her being the foremost uaval weapon of the future, if indeed she has u°t already attained this status.
In the unlikely event of nuclear abstention from other than small tactical weapons, the nUclear-powered submarine, free from deduction of nuclear depth charges, will gain eyen more in strategic value.
The role of “Sea Power in Wars or InterVention” is well covered. Naval forces with their built-in sovereignty, freedom from restrictions as to landing, transit, and staging ri§hts, with their speed, longrange, accomPanying logistics, organic air power, and Unequaled amphibious capability, have no Peer for “brush fire situations.” Their counterparts, troops and token equipment, air-lifted ln C5As, have speed, but the fleets of fast logistic ships, on which they depend, are nonexistent, and their development has met political opposition at home.
The many occasions listed of the possibility of “limited war at sea” appear to be academic. It is true that incidents at sea, such as the USS Liberty and USS Pueblo affairs, harrassment of task forces by Soviet vessels, possible submarine encounters, and clashes over fishing or mineral rights, may produce strained relations, but the possibilities of a resultant naval war at sea are remote. If the “issue is forced,” it would probably result in a national confrontation, as in the Cuban missile crisis.
In the chapter called “War at Sea,” just credit is given to the nuclear-powered submarine and to the problems of ASW against it. Likewise, the severe limitation of naval forces without organic air power is well developed.
The chapter on “Costs and the Naval Balance” well presents the problems faced by major nations in their evaluations of the cost of naval forces relative to others. Presented also, is the unfortunately large number of smaller nations, which squander their resources on sophisticated naval forces, acquired not for defense, but for national prestige. For this fact, many larger nations are unfortunately not blameless.
An excellent chapter on “Seapower and Nonbelligerent Actions” lists the contributions of naval forces toward the maintenance of peace. With access from the seas to almost all the trouble spots of the world, naval forces enjoy a high priority in the backup of diplomatic maneuver.
The chapter on the “Future Pattern of Seapower,” substantiates the continuing need for naval forces in global strategic concepts of the foreseeable future.
The Sea in Modern Strategy is highly recommended for students of military operations.
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The Navy exists to maintain the freedom of the seas in peacetime, and to deny their use to the enemy in wartime.
Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., U. S. Navy, 1963
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Aircraft of the Royal Air Force Since 1918
0\ven Thetford. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, l9f58. 611 pp. Illus. SI7.50.
Adding descriptions of aircraft that have come into service in the past five years, this is a fourth revised edition of this series, which first appeared in 1957.
Air War in Vietnam
Lou Drendel. New York: Arco, 1968. 96 pp. Illus. ®2.95 (paper).
Lsing a large number of photographs of aircraft, nVers, and targets to back the narrative, this book ' hronicles the use of air power by the various services ln all facets of the limited war situation.
/Lhe American Aces of World War II and Korea
N. Hess. New York: Arco, 1968. 64 pp. Illus. «2.95 (paper).
Short combat biographies for ten individual aces, c°mprise most of the material, along with listings of * of the American aces, showing rank, squadron, a°d their scores.
"Lite American Fighting Man
Victor Hicken. New York: Macmillan, 1969. 496 PP- $8.95.
Sparing none of the faults, but definitely emphasizing ne essential qualities, American fighting men are purveyed from the days of the Royal Americans to the letnam commitment. Even though the book covers 'vide range of detail, it is done with thoroughness a°d style.
"Lhe American Occupation of Germany
John Gimbel. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1968. 335 pp. $8.75.
. nis book is a study of the policy-making and policy- *rr>plementation by the occupation government of . erntany, between the years 1945 and 1949. The ltnPact of those policies on the German population is also studied, as the author contends that most critical interpretations of American policy-implementation and goal-attainment are unfounded, and really deserve praise for a job well done.
The Arms of Krupp 1 587-1968
William Manchester. Boston: Little, Brown, 1969. 976 pp. Illus. $12.50.
Huge, sprawling, meticulously detailed, almost any out-sized adjective fits this family history, as it spreads across centuries, closely entwined with the fortunes and fate of the German Reich. This is not a panegyric; all the blemishes on the Krupp escutcheon are displayed, and balanced, where proper, by the social good produced by this dynamic family.
The Army in India 1850-1914
National Army Museum. London: Hutchinson, 1968. 192 pp. Ulus. 55 shillings.
An interesting piece of British imperial history is photographically recorded in this album.
Beyond Eagle and Swastika
Kurt P. Tauber. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1967. Vol. 1, 995 pp.; Vol. 2, 603 pp. Illus. $35.00 for both volumes.
The course of antiparliamentary nationalism since 1945 is meticulously probed and documented, in this definitive analysis of the factors that have permitted the survival of anti-democratic trends in postwar Germany. The second volume comprises the notes and references to the text, which is wholly contained in the first volume.
The Bitter Woods
John S. D. Eisenhower. New York: Putnam, 1969. 506 pp. Illus. $10.00.
Covering the events following the Normandy breakout in terms of the problems of command, the author is at his best in handling the battles of the Ardennes and The Bulge. On the narrower front of personalities, there is a judicious probing of the critical relationship between the generals Montgomery and
Eisenhower. Organization, research comprehensiveness, and readability make this book highly recommended reading.
The Bloodybacks
Maj. Reginald Hargreaves. New York: Walker, 1969. 365 pp. Illus. $6.95.
The hardships suffered, and the battles fought by the British soldiers and sailors, serving in North America and the Caribbean, from the earliest colonial days of the 1650s, through the finish of the Revolution in 1783, has been recorded in this military history. There are only two maps—neither is useful—■ and there is a truncated index. These two shortcomings limit the usefulness of what is otherwise an extremely fine piece of scholarship and narration.
Carrier Operations in World War II Volume 1: The Royal Navy
J. D. Brown. London: Ian Allen, 1968. 192 pp. Illus. 37 shillings, 6 pence.
With the aid of many photographs, this book tells of the operations by carrier aircraft, including the difficulties experienced with aircraft equipment, being tested for the first time under war conditions, and the expansion problems of the Fleet Air Arm. Various appendixes and listings of ship and squadron dispositions round out the book.
Churchill In His Time
Brian Gardner. London: Methuen, 1968. 349 pp. Illus. 50 shillings.
This quotation anthology provides a contemporary look at the great British prime minister during the war years of 1939-1945. Not all selections are adulatory. Many unflattering comments allow for a healthy balance of opinion.
Churchill Revised
A. J. P. Taylor, Robert Rhodes James, J. H. Plumb, Basil Liddell Hart, Anthony Storr. New York: Dial, 1969. 274 pp. $5.95.
In separate essays, five distinguished scholars present an insightful and evaluative review of the accomplishments and failures of this great and often controversial man.
A Conflict of Loyalties
James Finn (ed.). New York: Pegasus, 1969. 287 pp. $1.95 (paper).
Though the problem of selective conscientious objection to America’s wars has been considered by a few people, it is the Vietnam war that has brought this theory into current prominence. Ten essays, each by a known and respected academician, examine the moral, political, and legal aspects. While none of the contributors deny the inherent difficulties, the overall tone is one of support for the rights of the selective conscientious objector.
Cox and the Ju Ju Coast
John George Cox. St. Helier, Jersey, C. I.: Ellison, 1968. 88 pp. Illus. 25 shillings.
Well edited and illustrated with reproductions of silhouette drawings from the original journal, this lS the log of an officer aboard the twin-screw gunboat HMS Fly which, during the years 1868-69, was pad of Britain’s West African squadron attempting to suppress the slave trade
Crackup!
Len Morgan. New York: Arco, 1969. 64 pp. Illus- $2.95 (paper).
With the additional hazard of being shot at, both military and civilian aircraft are subject to mechani' cal and human failures that result in crash-landings- Though none of the crackups shown were fatal, the pictures and text record the many blunders, some amusing, that have caused plane crashes.
Famous First Flight That Changed History
Lowell Thomas and Lowell Thomas, Jr. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1968. 340 pp. Illus. $6.95In their usual journalists’ style, this famous duo tell of the flights of Bleriot, Lindbergh, Byrd, Doolittle, and the more recent event of the flight around the world over both poles amongst the 16 recorded- Along with the successes, the failures are also listed- Many photographs illustrate the narratives.
Former Naval Person
Vice-Adm. Sir Peter Gretton. London: Cassell, 1968. 338 pp. Illus. 50 shillings.
The long association of Winston Churchill with the Royal Navy is reviewed fairly, by trying to measure his dynamic impact on the varied technical and tactical problems facing the Senior Service during the first half of the 20th century.
Global Logistics and Strategy: 1943-1945
Robert W. Coakley and Richard M. Leighton- Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1968. 889 pp. Illus. $10.50.
Describing the intricate relationship between 1°' gistics and strategy in the Allied campaigns of 1943' 45, the main focus is on the planning required to divide the critical resources among the theaters of war and the logistical organizations and processes involved in executing a global strategy. This is the 69th volume in the series United States Army in World W& II, and is the 8th and final volume in the sub-series The War Department.
A History of the Luftwaffe
John Killen. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday- 1968. 324 pp. Illus. $5.95.
Lightly done, but interesting nevertheless. This is an anecdotal-style history, highlighting the personalitieS
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both brilliant and inept, who developed and served in the German Air Force from its beginnings in 1914 until its dismal collapse in 1945.
blow to Make and Fly Paper Airplanes
Ralph S. Barnaby. New York: Four Winds Press, '968. 70 pp. Illus. S3.50.
ft is hard to fault a book that so deliciously combines tongue-in-cheek whimsey with complete technical SeHousness required to produce a wide variety o ^erodynamically perfect paper models.
The Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Navy
Anthony E. Sokol. Annapolis, Md.: U. S. Naval institute, 1968. 172 pp. Illus. $ 16.50.
^om less than an exuberant beginning in 1382 to its tragic collapse with its parent empire in 1918, this graphically beautiful book with its equally fine prose, allows a unique view of this small, forgotten navy, "'hose contributions to the advancement of naval technology were out of proportion to its size. Additionally, its many tables providing statistics directly c°ncerned with or indirectly relating to the Navy, an the otherwise thorough research demonstrated in the body of the book in so neglected an historical area, "'ill make this a useful reference.
^uterim Report
Thomas K. Finletter. New York: Norton, 1968. '85 pp. 14.95.
bhe American search for an alternative to a traditional policy of isolation, is reviewed by a man who has been closely associated with several of the efforts—the Marshall Plan, NATO, the North Atlantic Alliance—which have been made at changing this country’s position in the world community. The chapter on “Alternatives Ahead,” contains interesting V'evvs on the effects of Vietnam and the Near East problems on the North Atlantic Alliance. It sounds a Pessimistic note for a continued strong participation °f the United States within the Western Alliance.
In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents
Bernard Heuvelmans. New York: Hill & Wang, l968. 645 pp. Illus. $10.00.
As controversial as flying-saucers, sea-monsters have at least as long an honorable history. This survey of the extensive literature on the subject of sea-monster tightings, strandings, and captures is educational, as "'ell as entertaining. It is far more interesting than ntost books on UFOs.
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Herbert Fairlie Wood. New York: Hillery House, ,968. 149. pp Illus. $3.00.
General Braddock’s debacle in 1755 led directly to the raising of this peculiarly un-British regiment first called “The Royal Americans.” From its founding to
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the present, this unit has been an innovative force within the British Army as it pioneered in skirmishing and highly mobile infantry tactics. Due to its pat' ticularly American flavor, readers in this country "’ill find this book more interesting than most in the Famous Regiments series.
Life on the Potomac River
Edwin W. Beitzell. Abell, Md.: E. W. Beitzellj 1968. 231 pp. Illus. $8.00.
The history of the Tidewater Potomac, its people, and its workboats, is told by a man intimately connected to this great waterway. In addition to the detailed narrative, there are photographs and sketches; also there are many appendixes and a detailed index to help the researcher interested in the effects on this area of, and the contributions of its people to, both the Revolotionary War and the Civil War.
The Long Watch
Charles Allen Smart. Cleveland, O.: World, 1968. 237 pp. $5.95.
Navy veterans of World War II will especially aP" preciate this very fine memoir of the author’s oWn experience as both an enlisted man and an officer. He depicts the extremes of pressure, exhaustion, discipline, the stress of battle, and just plain boredom.
Mass Behavior in Battle and Captivity
Samuel M. Meyers and Albert D. Biderman (eds.)- Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1968. 377
pp. $11.00.
After the Korean War, there was questioning, with much criticism, of the behavior of captured American soldiers in the hands of the Red Chinese. The recent USS Pueblo incident has again raised similar questions though the questioners often overlook or are not aware of the behavior of the 21,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners-of-war. This particular tract uses the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, psychology- and political science to study the attitudes and behavior patterns shown by the prisoners held by the United Nations forces.
A New Foreign Policy for the United States
Hans [. Morgenthau. New York: Praeger, 19<>9- 252 pp. $6.95.
The pivotal issues facing policy-makers are penetratingly scrutinized by one of this country’s foremost experts. The book’s recommendations and conclusion concerning the new directions that American policy should take, while not altogether novel, should als0 stir discussions as interesting as the proposals.
The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
Harrison Salisbury. New York: Harper & R0"’’ 1969. 635 pp. Illus. $10.00.
When the author holds strictly to matters irnm ately concerning this famous World War II siege,
reader could hardly ask for a better detailed, more forceful historical treatment. It is when the book tries to describe battles and events at some distance from *he focal point that its whole scheme falters badly.
Origins of the War with Mexico
folenn W. Price. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas press, 1967. 189 pp. $5.00.
This is a close examination of the intriguing relationship between President James'K. Polk and the Navy’s Commodore Robert F. Stockton. It is also an interpretation of maneuvers, both diplomatic and consPiratorial, which led to the 1845 confrontation with Mexico over Texas.
pentagonism—A Substitute for Imperialism
Jhan Bosch. New York: Grove, 1969. 141 pp. $5.00.
^Weeping statements and unfounded generalities aPpear to be the prime factors in this piece of political fluff, which serves as an indictment of the military- lndustrial complex within the United States.
Pistols of the World
folaude Blair. New York: Viking, 1968. 206 pp. Pius. $30.00.
Pver 300 years of the pistol-makers’ art is displayed in photographs and many line drawings, showing °fh mechanical operations and significant decora- ,*Ve details. Each section of this encyclopedic survey Wfludes historical, as well as mechanical details.
here is a section on proof-marks, a fine bibliography, aud an extensive index. Cross-referencing throughout lltds one in using the book when going from text to a Tecific plate, but going from a plate to a specific point lr> the text is guesswork. Useful to the collector, both casual and serious.
^he Politics of Force
Oran R. Young. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1968. 438 pp. $12.50.
°y analyzing cases of attempted international coer- CIon—the several Berlin crises, the Formosa Strait C|isis of 1958, and the Cuban missile crisis—the book °flers an interesting hypothecation of the role of Power politics, as it operates just below the threshold of actual war.
Power in the Kremlim from
Khrushchev to Kosygin
Michel Tatu. New York: Viking, 1969. 570 pp.
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argely ignoring side issues—economic, social, and 'apjornatic problems—unless they directly bear on the Political struggles within the Kremlin’s walls, the author not only reconstructs those struggles, he also Ponetratingly focuses on the personalities involved and c problems arising out of often abrasive relation- U'ps. While the main thrust of the book takes in those C'cnts occurring between January 1960 and April
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1966—featured by the U-2 incident and the Cuban missile crisis—a postscript covers events after April 1966, with some especially interesting comments on the Soviet involvement in the Arab-Israeli War of June 1967. Definitely recommended.
Return of the Swastika?
Lord Russell of Liverpool. New York: McKay, 1969. 144 pp. $4.50.
The possibility of resurgent Nazism is probed by a man who served as a member of the British prosecution team at the Nuremberg trials. His conclusions to the questions raised by the title, are far more reassuring than the book’s publicity would indicate.
Soviet-East European Dialogue: International Relations of a New Type?
Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution, 1968. 165 pp. $1.85 (paper).
This is a weak and inconclusive attempt at providing a frtsh analytical perspective on the relationships between the Soviet Union and the other members of the Warsaw Pact; the study is restricted to the decade ending in late 1966.
Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East
Earl F. Ziemke. Washington, D. C.: Superintendent of Documents, 1967. 549 pp. Illus. $4.50.
Reconstructed from German records and Soviet sources, the vast and varied picture of a war at all levels—from the fronts to the national high commands —is pieced together in this first volume of a three- volume history, covering the military operations on Europe’s Eastern Front during World War II. This is part of the Army Historical Series.
Stars and Spars
W. Patrick Strauss (ed.). Waltham, Mass.: Blais- dell, 1969. 158 pp. $1.95 (paper).
With short introductory pieces between major topic areas, some newspaper articles, personal letters, and official correspondence from the era of the American sailing Navy, have been gathered into this sourcebook. Lacking a table of contents, an index, and a listing of authors, the book’s usefulness is reduced.
Steamboats Out of Baltimore
Robert H. Burgess and H. Graham Wood. Cambridge, Md.: Cornell Maritime Press, 1968. 236 pp. Illus. $10.00.
A quiet exercise in nostalgia is presented by the many pictures of the steamers, the crews, and the street scenes of the various ports-of-call that were so common in the Chesapeake Bay country up until the last years before World War II. The narrative and the photographs will be of interest to transportation historians and steamship buffs alike.
United States-Japanese Political Relations
The Center for Strategic Studies. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University, 1968. 104 pp. $2.00 (paper).
After asserting that the United States must remain in Asia, this report then concludes that Japan is the focal point of military and economic power in Asia. Having made that conclusion, the report tries to delineate common policy goals for the two countries, and to point up the issues which are bound to arise between the two countries.
Unless Peace Comes
Nigel Calder (ed.). New York: Viking, 1968. 243 pp. $1.95 (paper).
The scientists who contributed to this anthology are concerned with the increasingly fatalistic drift in world affairs, backed by an ever-increasing array of mass destructive weaponry. While many of the pieces cover familiar ground of atomic, biological, and chemical warfare, equally chilling are the forecasts of weapons yet to come.
West Point
ThomasJ. Fleming. New York: Morrow, 1969. 402 pp. Illus. $8.50.
This is a fast-paced, highly-readable, and thoroughly researched book that looks at the humorous aspects, as well as the more serious nature of the Military Academy and the men who have trained there.
Posters of the First World War
Maurice Rickards (ed.). New York: Walker, 1968. 274 pp. Illus. $12.50.
With an introduction that is both simply written and informative, this is a most unusual historical piece and social reference point, which powerfully demonstrates the strange companionship and universal appeal shared by patriotic posters no matter what their nationality. All 250 illustrations, covering both Allied and Central Powers, are clearly reproduced with many in original colors. A high quality production that has its place in any World War I collection.
Weyer’s Warships of the World 1969
Gerhard Albrecht. Annapolis, Md.: U. S. Naval Institute, 1969. 419 pp. Illus. $17.50
Though the editorship has changed and the illustration staff has expanded, this second English edition is only slightly larger than 1968s, but the quality is as good as ever throughout. Some of the drawings in the aircraft section are slightly larger than those used in previous years.
The Wooden Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1860
E. H. H. Archibald. London: Blandford, 1968. 1^ pp. Illus. 90 shillings.
Though many of the illustrations will be familiar to most readers of this variety of book, the quality of the drawings, many of which are in color, and the cut' away diagrams are quite good. Besides the genera text, which is closely aligned with the drawings, thf book contains lists of ships and guns from 1517 to 1805, a summary of British naval events to 1860, 3s well as appendixes on flags and shot-types, and a gl°s" sary of naval terms.
World Military Expenditures 1966-67
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1968. 24 pp. Illus. $.35 (paper)'
This third annual survey, with its many statistical tables, compares military expenditures in both maj°r powers and undeveloped countries, and displays military budget trends versus gross national products'
PERIODICALS
Mediterranean: Soviets Bid for Increased Naval Influence
Grover Heiman in Armed Forces Management, Jan" uary 1969. pp. 46-50. Illus. $2.00. American Aviation Publications, Inc., 1156 15th Street: N. W., Washington D. C. 20005.
The increasing threat posed by the Soviet Navys show-of-force is surveyed against the aftermath of the Six Day War of June 1967 and the historical ante" cedents of Russian interest in the area. Also included: is a quality-quantity assessment of the U. S. Navy s ships versus comparable Russian units.
The Secret of the Spreading Ocean Floors
Tom Alexander in Fortune, February 1969. pP' 112-117+. Illus. $1.50. Fortune, 540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
This extremely interesting article brings to light fpr popular consumption, some of the revolutionary diS' coveries in the geologic sciences. While the imphca' tions are aimed at the practical business of discovering oil and mineral deposits, and predicting earthquakes; there are equally important practical applications in the fields of oceanography and deep-sea cartography-
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Air Operations in Naval Warfare Reading Supplement.......................................................
Edited by Cdr. W. C. Blattmann, USN. 1957. 185 pages. Paperbound.
The Bluejacket’s Manual, U. S. Navy.................................................................................
Revised by Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN, and W. J. Miller, JOCM, USN (Ret.). 18th ed., 1968. 756 pages. Illustrated.
The Coast Guardsman’s Manual.........................................................................................
Prepared under the supervision of The Chief, Training and Procurement Division, Commandant, U. S. Coast Guard. Original edition prepared by Capt. W. C. Hogan, USCG. 5th ed., 1967. 885 pages. Illustrated. Softbound.
Command at Sea.................................................................................................................
By Rear Adm. H. F. Cope, USN (Ret.). Revised by Capt. H. Bucknell, III, USN. 3rd ed., 1966. 540 pages.
Division Officer’s Guide.....................................................................................................
By Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN. 5th ed., 1962. 282 pages.
International Law for Seagoing Officers.............................................................................
By Cdr. B. H. Brittin, USN, and Dr. Liselotte B. Watson. 2nd ed., 1960. 318 pages. Illustrated.
The Marine Officer’s Guide................................................................................................
Revised by Rear Adm. A. A. Ageton, USN (Ret.), and Col. R. D. Heinl, Jr., USMC (Ret.). 3rd ed., 1967. 625 pages. Illustrated
Military Law.......................................................................................................................
Compiled by Capt. J. K. Taussig, Jr.. USN (Ret.) and Cdr. H. B. Sweitzer, USN. Edited by Cdr. M. E. Wolfe, USN, and Lt. Cdr. R. I. Gulick, USN. Revised by Lt. Cdr. J. W. Des Jardin, USN. 2nd ed., 1963. 94 pages.
The Naval Aviation Guide..................................................................................................
By Capt. M. W. Cagle, USN. 1969. 2nd ed. 324 pages. Illustrated.
Naval Leadership, 2nd edition............................................................................................
Compiled by Cdr. M. E. Wolfe, USN; Capt. F. J. Mulholland, USMC; Cdr. J. M. Laudenslager, MSC, USNR; Lt. H. J. Connery, MSC, USN; R. Adm. Bruce McCandless, USN; and Assoc. Prof. G. J. Mann. 1959. 301 pages.
Naval Logistics...................................................................................................................
By Vice Adm. G. C. Dyer, USN (Ret.). 2nd ed., 1962. 367 pages. Illustrated.
The Naval Officer’s Guide..................................................................................................
By Rear Adm. A. A. Ageton, USN (Ret.), with Vice Adm. W. P. Mack, USN. 8th ed., 1968. 644 pages. Illustrated.
Naval Operations Analysis..................................................................................................
By Naval Science Dept., U. S. Naval Academy. 1968.
327 pages. Illustrated.
Selected Readings in Leadership.........................................................................................
Compiled by Cdr. M. E. Wolfe, USN, and Capt. F. J. Mulholland, USMC. Revised by Leadership Committee, Command Department, U. S. Naval Academy. 1960. 126 pages. Paperbound.
Watch Officer’s Guide........................................................................................................
NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP
The Art of Knotting and Splicing.......................................................................................
By Cyrus Day. Step-by-step pictures and text. 2nd ed., 1955. 224 pages.
Dutton’s Navigation and Piloting.......................................................................................
Prepared by Cdr. J. C. Hill, II, USN. Lt. Cdr. T. F. Utegaard, USN, and Gerard Riordan. 1st ed., 1958. 771 pages. Illustrated.
Farwell’s Rules of the Nautical Road..................................................................................
By Capt. R. F. Farwell, USNR. Revised by Lt. Alfred Prunski, USCG. 4th ed., 1967. 516 pages. Illustrated.
Heavy Weather Guide........................................................................................................
By Capt. E. T. Harding, USN, and Capt. W. J. Kotsch, USN. 165. 210 pages.
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Sail and Power (Clothbound).................................................................................................... $9.50 ($7.00)
By Richard Henderson and Lt. Bartlett Dunbar, USN. 1967. 284 pages.
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Simplified Rules of the Nautical Road.................................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
By Cdr. O. W. Will, III, USN. 1968, 2nd ed. 120 pages. Illustrated. Paper- bound.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Descriptive Analysis of Naval Turbine Propulsion Plants........................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Cdr. C. N. Payne, USN. 1958. 187 pages. Illustrated.
Elements of Applied Thermodynamics...................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Prof. R. M. Johnston, U. S. Naval Academy; Capt. W. A. Brockett, USN; and Prof. A. E. Bock, U. S. Naval Academy. 3rd ed., 1958. 496 pages.
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Fundamentals of Construction and Stability of Naval Ships.................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)
By Prof. T. C. Gillmer, U. S. Naval Academy. 2nd ed., 1959. 373 pages.
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Fundamentals of Sonar............................................................................................................ $10.00 ($8.00)
By Dr. J. W. Horton, 2nd ed., 1959. 417 pages. Illustrated.
The Human Machine, Biological Science for the Armed Services....................... $7.50 ($6.00)
By Capt. C. W. Shilling. MC, USN. 2nd ed., 1965. 307 pages. Illustrated.
Internal Combustion Engines.................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Cdr. P. W. Gill, USN; Cdr. J. H. Smith, Jr., USN; and Prof. E. J. Ziurys.
4th ed., 1959. 570 pages. Illustrated.
Introduction to Marine Engineering................................................................ $6.00 ($4.80)
By Prof. R. F. Latham, U. S. Naval Academy. 1958. 208 pages. Illustrated.
Logarithmic and Trigonometric Tables................................................................. $1.65 ($1.32)
By the Department of Mathematics, U. S. Naval Academy. 1945. 89 pages.
Marine Fouling and Its Prevention.................................................................. $10.00 ($8.00)
Prepared for Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 1952. 388 pages. Illustrated.
Ocean Sciences.................................................................................................................. $10.00 ($8.00)
Edited by Capt. E. J. Long, USNR (Ret.). Written by 18 eminent oceanographers. Fills the gap between popular and technical writing. 1964. 304 pages. Illustrated.
Naval Boilers....................................................................................................................... $4.75 ($3.80)
By Prof. R. F. Latham, U. S. Naval Academy. 1956. 208 pages. Illustrated.
The Rule of Nine..................................................................................................................... $.75 ($.60)
By William Wallace, Jr. An easy, speedy way to check addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 1959. 27 pages. Paperbound.
Sea and Air: The Naval Environment........................................................................... $11.50 ($9.00)
By Assoc. Prof. Jerome Williams, Lt. Cdr. John Higginson, USN, and Lt. Cdr. John Rohrbough, USN. An introductory text in the environmental sciences. 1968. 360 pages. Illustrated. Charts.
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Naval Review 1962-1963 ................................................................................................. $10.00 ($8.00)
14 essays. 3 appendixes. 1962. 373 pages. Illustrated. Maps.
Naval Review 1964 ............................................................................................................ $10.00 ($8.00)
12 essays. 5 appendixes. 1963. 393 pages. Illustrated. Maps.
Naval Review 1966 .................................................................................................... $12.50 ($10.00)
11 essays. 4 appendixes. 1965. 353 pages. Illustrated. Maps.
Naval Review 1967 ............................................................................................................ $12.50 ($10.00)
12 essays. 4 appendixes. 1966. 335 pages. Illustrated. Maps.
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11 essays. 1968. 386 pages. Illustrated.
Naval Review 1969 ................................................................................................................ $15.00 ($12.00)
11 essays. 1969. 400 pages. Illustrated.
REFERENCE
Almanac of Naval Facts............................................................................................................. $3.50 ($2.80)
1964. 305 pages. Paperbound.
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A Brief History of Courts-Martial........................................................................................... $.50 ($.40)
By Brig. Gen. James Snedeker. USMC (Ret.). 1954. 65 pages. Paperbound.
Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations........................................................................... $15.00 ($12.00)
Compiled and edited by Col. R. D. Heinl, Jr., USMC (Ret.). 1966. 367 pages.
List of Rubrics (800). Index of Sources (1,200).
The Henry Huddleston Rogers Collection of Ship Models . . . .... $3.00 ($2.40)
U. S. Naval Academy Museum. 2nd ed., 1958. 117 pages. Illustrated.
International Law for Seagoing Officers................................................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)
By Cdr. B. H. Brittin, USN, and Dr. Liselotte B. Watson, 2nd ed., 1960.
318 pages. Illustrated.
Naval Terms Dictionary.......................................................................................................... $5.50 ($4.40)
By Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr„ USN (Ret.), and Cdr. T. J. Bush, USNR. 1966.
379 pages. Paperbound.
The Ships and Aircraft of the U. S. Fleet................................................................................. $3.50 ($2.80)
By James C. Fahey. 8th ed., 1965. 64 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors, Vol. IV—1950-1958 . . . $10.00 ($8.00)
Compiled by Keith Frazier Somerville and Harriotte W. B. Smith. 1959.
291 pages. Illustrated.
Uniforms of the Sea Services.................................................................................................. $24.50 ($19.60)
By Col. R. H. Rankin. USMC. 1962. 324 pages. Special collector's copies, signed by the author—$30.00
Weyer’s Warships of the World 1969 .................................................................................... $17.50 ($12.50)
Compiled by Gerhard Albrecht. 1968. Over 400 pages.
HISTORY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
Aboard the USS Florida. 1863-65 .......................................................................................... $8.50 ($6.80)
Edited by Prof. R. W. Daly, U. S. Naval Academy. Vol. 2 in the Naval Letters Series. Letters written by Paymaster W. F. Keeler to his wife, Anna, while aboard the USS Florida. 1968. 272 pages. Illustrated.
Aboard the USS Florida and Aboard the USS Monitor, as a set.............................................. $13.00 ($10.40)
Aboard the USS Monitor: 1862 ............................................................................................. $6.50 ($5.20)
Edited by Prof. R. W. Daly, U. S. Naval Academy. The story of the Union’s first ironclad told through the letters of Paymaster W. F. Keeler, USN to his wife, Anna. 1964. 278 pages. Maps.
The Airships Akron & Macon, Flying Aircraft Carriers of the U. S. Navy . . . $12.50 ($10.00)
By Richard K. Smith. An examination of the rigid airship’s place in naval history in the period 1919-1940. 228 pages. Illustrated.
Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa
and its United States Naval Administration.............................................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)
By Capt. J. A. C. Gray, MC, USN. 1960. 295 pages. Illustrated.
Der Seekrieg, The German Navy’s Story 1939-1945 .............................................. $7.00 ($5.60)
By Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge, German Navy. 1957. 440 pages. Illustrated.
Flush Decks and Four Pipes.................................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)
By Cdr. John D. Alden, USN. History of the World War I flush-deck destroyers from 1917 to 1955. 1965. 108 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
The French Navy in World War II.......................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Rear Adm. Paul Auphan, French Navy (Ret.), and Jacques Mordal.
Translated by Capt. A. C. J. Sabalot, USN (Ret.). 1959. 413 pages. Illustrated.
Garde D’Haiti 1915-1934: Twenty Years of Organization
and Training by the United States Marine Corps..................................................................... $4.50 ($3.60)
Compiled by J. H. McCrocklin. 1956. 262 pages. Illustrated.
Geography and National Power.............................................................................................. $3.50 ($2.80)
Edited by Prof. W. W. Jeffries, U. S. Naval Academy. A summary of the physical, economic, and political geography of the world. 4th ed., 1967.
184 pages. Softbound.
Greyhounds of the Sea............................................................................................................ $12.50 ($10.00)
By Carl C. Cutler. The classic work on clipper ships. 1961. 592 pages.
63 illustrations, ships, lines and sail plans. Queens of the Western Ocean
and Greyhounds of the Sea, both volumes as a set.................................................................. $20.00 ($16.00)
Gunboats Down the Mississippi............................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)
By John D. Milligan. The Civil War actions of the Federal fresh-water navy on the western rivers, 1861 to 1863.1965. 217 pages. Illustrated.
The Hunters and the Hunted................................................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
By Rear Adm. Aldo Cocchia, Italian Navy (Reserve). An account of Italian Submarines in World War II. 1958. 180 pages. Illustrated.
The Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Navy.................................................................... $16.50 ($12.00)
By Anthony E. Sokol. First English language history of the Austro- Hungarian Navy. 184 pages. 1968.
The Italian Navy in World War II........................................................................................... $5.75 ($4.60)
By Cdr. Marc’Antonio Bragadin, Italian Navy. 1957. 380 pages. Illustrated.
The Landing at Veracruz: 1914.................................................................................. $8.50 ($6.80)
By Jack Sweetman. 1968. xvi, 224 pages. Illustrated.
Lion Six............................................................ '.................................................................... $2.50 ($2.00)
By Capt. D. H. Hammer, USNR. The story of the building of the great Naval Operating Base at Guam. 1947. 109 pages. Illustrated.
A Long Line of Ships............................................................................................................ $5.00 ($4.00)
By Lt. Cdr. A. S. Lott, USN. Centennial history of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 1954. 268 pages. Illustrated.
Midway, The Battle That Doomed Japan, The Japanese Navy’s Story .... $7.50 ($6.00)
By Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya, former Imperial Japanese Navy.
Edited by Roger Pineau and Clarke Kawakami. 1955. 266 pages. Illustrated.
Most Dangerous Sea................................................................................................................ $6.00 ($4.80)
By Lt. Cdr. A. S. Lott, USN. A history of mine warfare and U. S. mine warfare operations in World War II and Korea. 1959. 322 pages. Illustrated.
Paullin’s History of Naval Administration............................................................................... $8.50 ($6.80)
By Charles Oscar Paullin. A collection of fifteen articles published in the Proceedings between 1906 and 1914 covering the politics and personalities involved in managing the Navy from the Revolutionary War through the Spanish-American War. 1968. 480 pages. Paperback.
Queens of the Western Ocean............................................................................................ $12.50 ($10.00)
By C. C. Cutler. Mail and passenger packets in the transatlantic and U. S. coastal service. 1961. 672 pages. 69 illustrations, ships’ lines and sail plans.
Queens of the Western Ocean and Greyhounds of the Sea, as a set . . . $20.00 ($16.00)
Round-Shot to Rockets............................................................. ■ $3.00 ($2.40)
By Taylor Peck. A history of the Washington Navy Yard and U. S. Naval Gun Factory. 1949. 267 pages. Illustrated.
Sea of the Bear................................................................................................................. $5.00 ($4.00)
By Lt. Cdr. M. A. Ransom, USCG (Ret.), with Eloise Engle. On board the Coast Guard Cutter Bear forty years ago, a young sailor describes his first cruise to the Arctic Ocean. 1964. 119 pages. Illustrated.
The Sea War in Korea........................................................................................................ $6.00 ($4.80)
By Cdr. M. W. Cagle, USN, and Cdr. F. A. Manson, USN. 1957. 555 pages.
Illustrated.
Shipping in the Port of Annapolis, 1748-1775 .............................................. $6.50 ($6.50)
Bv V. W. Brown. 1965. 72 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
Soldiers of the Sea.................................................................................................... $14.00 ($11.20)
By Col. R. D. Heinl, Jr., USMC. A definitive history of the U. S. Marine Corps. 1775-1962. 693 pages. Illustrated
Soviet Naval Strategy............................................................................................................ $9.00 ($7.20)
By Robert W. Herrick. 1968. 250 pages. Illustrated. Index.
Thence Round Cape Horn........................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)
By R. E. Johnson. The story of U. S. Naval Forces in the Pacific Ocean during the period 1818-1923. 1964. 276 pages. Illustrated.
Torpedoboat Sailor.................................................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)
By Charles Blackford. 1968, xiii, 160 pages.
Uniforms of the Sea Services.................................................................................................. $24.50 ($19.60)
By Col. R. H. Rankin, USMC. 1962. 324 pages. Special collector’s copies, signed by the author—$30.00
The United States Coast Guard, 1790-1915 ...................................................................... $7.00 ($5.00)
By Capt. S. H. Evans, USCG. A definitive history (With a Postscript: 19151949). 1949. 228 pages. Illustrated.
The United States Coast Guard in World War II......................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)
By M. F. Willoughby. 1957. 347 pages. Illustrated.
United States Destroyer Operations in World War II.............................................................. $15.00 ($12.00)
By Theodore Roscoe. 1953. 581 pages. Illustrated.
United States Submarine Operations in World War II............................................................ $15.00 ($12.00)
By Theodore Roscoe. 1949. 577 pages. Illustrated.
Special Price—2-volume set: Destroyer and Submarine books................................................. $25.00 ($20.00)
White Ensign, The British Navy at War, 1939-1945 .................................................. $7.50 ($6.00)
By Capt. S. W. Roskill, D.S.C., RN (Ret.). 1960. 480 pages. Illustrated.
Wings for the Fleet: . . . Naval Aviation’s Early Development, 1910-1916 . . . $12.50 ($10.00)
By Rear Adm. George van Deurs, USN (Ret.). 1966. 175 pages. Illustrated.
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B. F. Isherwood, Naval Engineer: The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1869 . . $7.50 ($6.00)
By Edward W. Sloan, III. 1965. 299 pages. Illustrated.
Commodore John Rodgers, 1773-1838 ............................................................................. $10.00 ($8.00)
By Charles O. Paullin. 1967 (reissue of 1910 original edition). 436 pages.
Commodore John Rodgers, 1773-1818, and Rear Admiral John Rodgers,
1812-1882, as a set................................................................................................................. $17.50 ($14.00)
David Glasgow Farragut
Bv Prof. C. L. Lewis, U. S. Naval Academy
Vol. I. Admiral in the Making. 1941. 372 pages. Illustrated....................................................... $3.75 ($3.00)
Vol. II. Our First Admiral. 1943. 513 pages. Illustrated.............................................................. $5.40 ($3.60)
John P. Holland, 1841-1914, Inventor of the Modern Submarine............................................ $8.50 ($6.80)
By Richard Knowles Morris. 1966. 211 pages. Illustrated.
John Roach, Maritime Entrepreneur . . . Naval Contractor, 1862-1886 .... $7.50 ($6.00)
By Leonard A. Swann, Jr. 1965. 303 pages. Illustrated.
My Life............................................................. ..................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Admiral Erich Raeder, German Navy. 1960. 430 pages. Illustrated.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers, 1812-1882 ................................................................................ $10.00 ($8.00)
By Robert E. Johnson. 1967. 468 pages. Rear Admiral John Rodgers, 1S12-
1882, and Commodore John Rodgers, 1778-1839, as a set..................................................... f17.30 ($14-00)
SERVICE LIFE
The Best of Taste, The Finest Food of Fifteen Nations............................................................. $5.00 ($4.00)
Edited by the SACLANT-NATO Cookbook Committee. 1957. 244 pages
Naval Customs, Traditions, and Usage..................................................................................... $6.50 ($5.20)
By Vice Adm. L. P. Lovette, USN (Ret.). 4th cd., 1959. 358 pages. Illustrated.
Prayers at Sea........................................................................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
By Chaplain Joseph F. Parker, USN. 1961.287 pages.
The Sailor’s Wife..................................................................................................................... $1.50 ($1.20)
By Lucy Wright. Practical explanations of daily problems facing Navy wives and how to solve them. 2nd ed., 1967. 103 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
Service Etiquette......................................................................................................................... $8.00 ($6.40)
By Capt. Brooks J. Harral, USN, and Oretha D. Swartz. Revised by Oretha D. Swartz. Guide to correct social usage on official and unofficial occasions for men and women in all the services. 2nd ed., 1969. 443 pages. Illustrated.
Welcome Aboard....................................................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Florence Ridgely Johnson. A guide for the naval officer’s bride. 6th ed.,
1968. 263 pages.
U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY
Annapolis Today........................................................................................................................ $6.00 ($4.80)
By Kendall Banning. Revised by A. Stuart Pitt. Complete description of U. S. Naval Academy activities. 1963. 329 pages. Illustrated.
The Book of Navy Songs.............................................................................................. $3.00 ($2.40)
Compiled by the Trident Society of the Naval Academy. 160 pages. Illustrated. Sold only to Midshipmen and Naval Institute members.
The Prayer of a Midshipman........................................................................................................ $.25 ($-25)
Intramural Programs . . . Revised, 1950. 249 pages. | $4.00 | ($3.20) |
Modem Fencing .... 1948. 289 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound. | $3.50 | ($2.80) |
Soccer ..................................... 3rd ed., 1961. 172 pages. Paperbound. | $3.00 | ($2.40) |
Squash Racquets .... 1966. 94 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound. | $3.50 | ($2.80) |
Swimming and Diving . . . | $4.50 | ($3.60) |
4th ed., 1965. 345 pages. Paperbound.
Hand to Hand Combat . . $4.00 ($3.20)
1943. 228 pages. Paperbound.
How to Surv ive
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3rd revised ed., 1956.
366 pages. Paperbound.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Baseball............................................... $4.50. ($3.60)
1963. 162 pages. Illustrated.
Championship Wrestling . . $4.50 ($3.60)
1964. 230 pages.
Conditioning Exercises . . $5.50 ($4.40)
3rd ed. 1960. 275 pages.
Gymnastics and Tumbling . $6.50 ($5.20)
2nd revised ed., 1959.
414 pages.
The midshipman’s prayer printed on quality paper, suitable for framing.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Dialogues on Russian Culture................................................. .............................................. $2.00 ($1-60)
By Assoc. Prof. Wr. H. Bull man, Assoc. Prof. II. R. Keller, and Prof. C. P.
Lemieux, U. S. Naval Academy. In Russian with English notes for rapid reading at the second-year level. 1956, 97 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese....................................................................................... $4.50 ($3.60)
By Assoc. Prof. J. Riccio, U. S. Naval Academy. 1957. 299 pages. Paperbound.
Naval Phraseology.................................................................................................................. $4.00 ($3.20)
Common naval terms and phrases in English-French-Spanish-Italian-Ger- man-Portuguese. 1953. 326 pages. Paperbound.
Russian Conversation and Grammar, 3rd edition, 1960 By Prof. C. P. Lemieux, U. S. Naval Academy
Vol. One—109 pages. Paperbound............................................................................................ $2.50. ($2.00)
Vol. Two—121 pages. Paperbound............................................................................................ $2.50. ($2.00)
Russian Supplement to Naval Phraseology................................................................................. $4.50. ($3.60)
COLOR PRINTS
USS Enterprise (June 1962) by C. G. Evers............................................................................... $5.00. ($4.00)
USS Long Beach (August 1964) by C. G. Evers........................................................................ $5.00. ($4.00)
USS Bainbridge (November 1962) by C. G. Evers.................................................................... $5.00. ($4.00)
USS America (April 1966) by C. G. Evers (29 X 22 in.)............................................................ $5.00. ($4.00)
USS Thresher (March 1964) by C. G. Evers............................................................................... $5.00. ($5.00)
(No discount on Thresher prints. All proceeds to Thresher Fund.)
USS New Jersey (March 1969) by C. G. Evers (29 x 22 in.)...................................................... $5.00. ($4.00)
Destroyers in a Pacific Sunset (March 1968) by PH3 Gerald E. Logan, USN
(1554 X 19 in.).......................................................................................................................... $2.50. ($2.00)
Flying Cloud (April 1964) by Warren Sheppard........................................................................ $5.00. ($4.00)
Aristides (April 1965) by Robert Salmon (26 X 21 in.).......................................................... $5.00. ($4.00)
“Attack on a Galleon” (May 1965) by Howard Pyle (22 X 29 in.)............................................. $5.00. ($4.00)
U. S. Sch. Yacht America (September 1967) by C. G. Evers (21 X 26 in). . . . $5.00 ($4.00)
Portfolios of the American Sailing Navy
Full color renderings, suitable for framing. Carefully researched and authentic to the last detail. Painted by Melbourne Smith, a licensed Master in Sail in Canada. Six 18 x 2154-inch prints, matted, in a portfolio with a separate sheet, also suitable for framing, giving specifications on each ship and details from her history. Priced as follows:
Six Frigates of the American Sailing Navy 1776-1825. Sold only as a set . . . $35.00 ($28.00)
Raleigh—1176; Constitution—1797; Essex—1799; Philadelphia—1800; President-1800, and Brandywine—1825.
Six Schooners of the American Sailing Navy 1775-1838. Sold only as a set . . . $35.00 ($28.00)
Hannah—1775; Vixen—1803; Alligator—1821; Grampus—1821; Boxer—1831, and Flying Fish—1838.
miscellaneous
How to Write a Research Paper............................................................................................. $1.00 ($.80)
Prepared in the Department of English, History, and Government, U. S.
Naval Academy. 1963. 80 pages. Paperbound.
Naval Institute Insignia. Sold only to Members. (No discount)
U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland 21402
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