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Guadalcanal Quintet

From August to November 1942, a series of hard-fought nighttime naval battles punctuated the struggle for the crucial foothold in ...

By Trent Hone

October 2021

Reversal of Fortune

How the bitter defeat at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942 inspired a tactical reset that led to U.S. Pacific victories in 1943.

By Captain James P. McGrath III, U.S. Navy (Retired)

October 2021

‘The Most Hazardous & Difficult Task’

After the 1759 victory at Quebec, Major General James Wolfe became a household name—but his equally important Royal Navy counterpart, Vice Admiral Charles Saunders, ended ...

By Sam Allison and Jon G. Bradley

October 2021

Secret Mission of Urgent Fury

The October 1983 invasion of Grenada rescued U.S. citizens from the revolution-torn island—but the Navy SEAL extraction of a key political figure was not part ...

By Philip G. Kukielski

October 2021

Highlights from Naval History

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Lessons in Accountability: Charles McVay and the Indianapolis

By Ensign Samuel Paparo, U.S. Navy

September 2021

The standard of accountability applied to Captain Charles McVay was never applied with the same rigor to anyone else, and was not, therefore, a "standard."

Intruder

A Rolling Thunder True Story

By Rear Admiral Jeremy "Bear" Taylor

October 2021

A night attack over Vietnam on 7 April 1967.

Pentagon 9/11

'We're Having Another Pearl Harbor Right Now!'

By Fred Schultz

October 2021

A Reminiscence of 9/11

TURDSID

The Dropping of the TURDSID in Vietnam

By Jon Hoppe

October 2021

Electronic warfare and surveillance in Vietnam.

Tolley, Kemp, Rear Adm., USN (Ret.)

Uneasy Diplomacy: Churchill and Stalin

By Taira Payne

October 2021

A tense meeting between Churchill and Stalin in Moscow in August 1942

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On Our Scope

By Eric Mills

October 2021

Highlights from the October issue of Naval History Magazine.

Samuel J Cox

Ocean Explorer Awarded Navy’s Highest Civilian Honor

October 2021

Acclaimed ocean explorer Tim Taylor was bestowed the Distinguished Public Service Award (DPSA).

North Carolina hull

Battleship North Carolina Hull Repairs Finished

October 2021

20 July marks the completion of the nearly four-year, $11 million project to repair the historic ship’s hull.

knox Medal Honorees 2021

Naval Historical Foundation Announces 2021 Knox Medal Honorees

October 2021

The Naval Historical Foundation announced its 2021 Commodore Dudley W. Knox Medal recipients for lifetime achievement in the profession of naval history.

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In Contact

October 2021

Readers weigh in on articles from recent Naval History magazine issues.

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Blimps Versus U-Boats

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet

October 2021

Nonrigid airships or “blimps” or “gas bags” were a major component of U.S. naval aviation during World War II and through the 1950s.

Ship

Fact vs. Fiction

By J. M. Caiella

October 2021

The patrol craft PC-467 was one of 319 commissioned PCs built at 16 shipyards around the nation.

Ships

Twilight of the Oak-and-Canvas Gods

By Eric Mills

October 2021

In the world of naval warfare, the winds of change were well astir by the early 19th century.

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Command and Control in the Age of Sail

By Philip K. Allan, author, Upon the Malabar Coast

October 2021

As the sun rose on 21 October 1805, the most famous naval battle of the Age of Sail was about to begin off the southwest coast of Spain.

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‘Our Highest Hope Was Gained’ Naval Artillery Ashore

By J. M. Caiella

October 2021

Railway-mounted naval guns offered a highly mobile solution for long-range bombardment during World War I.

Ships

Invasion 1066

By Mark Carlson

October 2021

To invade England and gain a kingly crown, William the Conqueror had to do something else first: namely, construct a massive fleet.

AOV Oct 2021 Hero

Acts of Valor—Robert Eugene Bush

By Kelly Swann

October 2021

Graphic artistry re-creates the story of Robert Eugene Bush.

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