Future of the Carrier?

Lieutenant L. H. Bibbly
August 1959
I have read Commander Green's very interesting article, "A Case for the Attack Carrier in the Missile Age." I cannot help but feel that the implied position of the attack ...

A Crisis in Communications

By Commander Harvey O. Webster, USN
August 1959
The U. S. Navy today faces a struggle in the area of personal communications which could be more decisive than any naval action in world history. A breakdown of tactical ...

The Lesser Deterrent

By Captain Brown Taylor, USN
August 1959
Can armed forces be used with discrimination in the nuclear age? The past three decades have produced many events which support the thesis that predatory powers can be deterred by ...

The New Fleet Marine Force

By Robert B. Asprey
August 1959
A most from the moment the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, amphibious planners began searching for an improved concept of operations that simultaneously would eliminate troop concentrations in ...

Antisubmarine Defense Group Alfa

By Captain Thomas D. McGrath, USN
August 1959
On 1 April 1958, Antisubmarine Defense Group Alfa was established by the Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet under the operational control of Commander Antisubmarine Defense Force, Atlantic. Its ...

The Weak Link

By Lieutenant Paul L. Anderson, USN
August 1959
The Navy can rightfully be proud of its progress during the past twenty years in adapting machines and equipment to the purposes of naval warfare. It would seem that every ...
Rum RAtion

The Story of Grog In The Royal Navy

By Commander Ben W. Blee, USN
August 1959
A mighty bowl on deck he drew, And filled it to the brink; Such drank the Burford’s gallant crew, And such the gods shall drink. The sacred robe which Vernon ...

Know Thine Enemy

By Captain J. V. Heimark, USN
August 1959
“I consider intelligence and public information to be in the same category; both are necessary evils,” was the remark made to me in all seriousness by a senior Navy captain ...

Dollars and Sons

By Lieutenant Colonel Anthony L. Wermuth, USA
August 1959
What is the cost of modern war? What is the cost of preparation? How can one feel that his country is getting his money’s worth? Is there such a thing ...

Captain Joshua James - Lifesaver Nonpareil

By Commander Arnold E. Carlson, U.S. Coast Guard
August 1959
Joshua James (1826-1902) today is still acknowledged to be the most distinguished seafaring lifesaver in the history of the United States. This dedicated Massachusetts man from Hull has left behind ...

Comment and Discussion

August 1959
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Book Reviews

August 1959
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Professional Notes

August 1959
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