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By Jim Barber Publisher

October 1995

Few institutions in this country can boast the tradition of excellence advanced by the U.S. Naval Academy. Naval History joins the venerable “Yard” in celebrating its October sesquicentennial. Our centerpiece ...

'Success Meant Death': An Interview with Kaoru Hasegawa

October 1995

A Japanese World War II naval aviator—the rare survivor of a kamikaze mission because he was shot down and rescued by the crew of a U.S. destroyer 50 years ago—spoke ...

Naval Academy Memories

October 1995

Naval History salutes the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Naval Academy with these remembrances from 14 distinguished alumni, all having made notable contributions in military and government service, business, sports ...

Midshipman Tolley

By Clay Barrow

October 1995

The retired Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings profiles the early career of one of the most colorful men in the history of the U.S. Navy.

Tolley’s Way One Gentleman’s Adventurous Naval Career

By Stephen “Shakey Jake” Jacobus

October 1995

It is impossible to pinpoint every aspect of the career of a shipmate the likes of our Rear Admiral Kemp Tolley.

Putting Naval Before History

By Kenneth J. Hagan and Mark R. Shulman

October 1995

Not until the “naval renaissance” of the 1880s and teachers such as Alfred Thayer Mahan did the subject of naval history begin to get its due.

The Mainstay of the Fleet

By General Foreman Rigger Jerald K. Murphy

October 1995

When the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard closes, it will leave a legacy tightly intertwined with the history of the U.S. Navy itself.

Oldsters, Youngsters, and Dates

By Lieutenant (junior grade) Wayne G. Grasdock, U.S. Navy

October 1995

The following portrayal of midshipman life in the mid-19th century may sound familiar.

Hollywood Comes to Annapolis

By Lawrence Suid

October 1995

Hollywood filmmakers have filled the big screen with glamorized images of the Naval Academy and its midshipmen.

The Secret War of Team Hector

By Sedgwick D. Tourison, Jr.

October 1995

The men of Teams Hector 1 and 2 were but a few of the more than 500 agents captured during Washington’s most top secret covert operations against North Vietnam.

Surrender Table

By Paul J. Brawley

October 1995

The famous table arrived at the Naval Academy Museum on 26 February 1946.

Looking Back

By Paul Stillwell

October 1995

As we observe the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Naval Academy, it seems worth remembering some of the sources that can help illuminate the institution’s past: oral histories from its ...

In Contact

October 1995

“Done Blowed the Ship to Hell” (See R. Bruce, pp. 41-47, March-April 1995; J. Lacouture, pp. 3-4, July-August 1995 Naval History) Lieutenant W. E. Caldwell, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired) When ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Dr. Frank L. Kalesnik, D. M. Giangreco, & Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

October 1995

1915: The Death of Innocence Lyn Macdonald. New York: Henry Holt, 1995. 625pp. Bib. Illus. Ind. Maps. Notes. Photos. $35.95 ($31.50) Reviewed by Dr. Frank L. Kalesnik 1915 is the ...

Home of the Cats

By Gerard Pahl

October 1995

The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum—better known as the “Air Zoo”—boasts a complete collection of Grumman Cats.

Naval History News

Edited By Bert Hubinger

October 1995

Dudley Appointed New Naval History Director Dr. William S. Dudley, most recently Senior Historian at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C., is the new Director of the Center, Director ...

Salty Talk

By Commander Ty Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)

October 1995

Everyone knows what you call the little red car where the crew hangs out at the end of a freight train. It’s the caboose. What most people do not know ...