Power and America's Promise of Peace

By Lieutenant Commander Ralph E. Williams, Jr. (S.C.), U. S. Navy
May 1949
In his endless searchings after peace during the past three years, the average American may well consider himself able to count all his blessings on the fingers of one hand ...

The Navy University

By Commander Richard S. Craighill, U. S. Navy
May 1949
On April 30, 1798, one hundred and fifty-one years ago, in the administration of John Adams, the Navy Department was created. Prior to that time the Navy had been under ...

400 Years of Hurricanes

By Chief Aerographer's Mate Charles R. Coates, U. S. Navy
May 1949
Hurricanes, like other weather phenomena, have been in existence since the beginning of time. But on his first trips to the Caribbean Columbus identified the tropical storms there as being ...

The Case for the Gold Braid

By Lieutenant Commander William Winter, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
May 1949
Though most recent dictionaries define “raspberry” both as “the aggregate fruit of various brambles” and as “a sound of contempt produced with vibration of the tongue between the lips,” none ...

Some Aspects of Polar Flying

By Lieutenant (J.G.) William H. Kearns, Jr., U. S. Naval Reserve
May 1949
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” a wise man once said. U.S. scientists and engineers took the saying seriously in World War ...

Gee Whiz, The G-Force

By Lieutenant Warren R. Hughes, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
May 1949
John Carbon, a Sophomore student at the University of Southern California, has never flown a plane. Yet he is helping the Navy improve its air arm by making aviation better ...

Naval Surgeon Pioneer

By Major Leo F. S. Horan, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired)
May 1949
In connection with the Navy uniform study made by the Navy Uniform Board it may be interesting to note what steps along that line were taken many years ago. It ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

May 1949
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Book Reviews

May 1949
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Professional Notes

May 1949
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