Tragedy and the Confederate Submarines

By Captain H. S. Mazet, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve

May 1942

“Yes, Suh!” exclaimed the old Confederate veteran, “the first ironclad submarine ever built was launched right here in New Orleans during the Civil War. Never heard of it? Say—you don’t ...

The Functions of Command

By Commander A. E. True, U. S. Navy

May 1942

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of oratory, he answered "Action"; and which was the second, he replied "Action"; and which was the third, he still answered ...

Professional Notes

May 1942

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Notes On International Affairs

Prepared by Professor Allan Westcott, U.S. Naval Academy

May 1942

From March 10 to April 10 AMERICA AND THE WAR Pacific Council in Washington.—It was decided in March that a new Pacific War Council should be set up in ...

Book Reviews

May 1942

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Discussions, Comments and Notes

May 1942

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Air Power 1913—43

By the Late Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, U. S. Navy (Retired)*

May 1942

What is air power? That question was first considered by the Navy Department of the United States early in 1913, soon after President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as Assistant ...

Swimmers And Divers In War

By David Whittet Thomson

May 1942

During the attack on Hongkong in December, 1941, Japanese soldiers swam from Kowloon to the island, exploding British mines with rifle fire and clearing a channel for the Japanese transports ...

Graphical Analysis Of U-Boat Activities, 1917-18

By Walter W. Robertson

May 1942

The accompanying chart was made by the writer in 1917 and 1918 as the number of British merchant ship sinkings was released in weekly reports by the British Admiralty and ...

Future Naval Forces

By Commander Isaiah Olch, U. S. Navy

May 1942

"But the whole naval art has suffered a revolution beyond all previous experience, and it is possible the old practice is no longer a safe guide."—Corbett's Some Principles ...

Naval Censorship In 1914

By Waldo Chamberlin

May 1942

Censorship of news concerning naval losses in 1941 and 1942 can, perhaps, be better understood if one knows something of the loss of the British battleship Audacious in 1914. The ...

The Galápagos

By Lieutenant Richard W. Mindte, U. S. Naval Reserve

May 1942

Throughout diplomatic and naval records of the United States is found scattered evidence of efforts made by farseeing national leaders to insure outposts in the West Indies and Caribbean as ...

The Navy In The Orient In 1842

By David W. Kendall

May 1942

One hundred years ago, in the spring of 1842, while most citizens were concerned about impending war with Mexico over Texas and with the Oregon controversy, when political strife engendered ...

Maritime Training Of Sweden's Youth

By T. Edward Karlsson

May 1942

The youth of Sweden today feels the same yearning for sailing the seas which has been inherited through the generations from the old Vikings, who were roaming the wild waves ...

Corregidor In 1898

By Captain J. M. Ellicottt, U. S. Navy (Retired)

May 1942

Two days before our declaration of war with Spain the U. S. Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey was assembled in Hongkong by direction of the Navy Department, and the ...

The Good Gulf

By Commander Frederick J. Nelson, U. S. Navy

May 1942

The blessings bestowed upon our United States of America are almost numberless, and now, more than ever before, reports from the world beyond the seas serve to emphasize our good ...

Photographs

May 1942