Naval History Magazine

Highlights from Naval History

Back in the U.S.S.R.

By Captain James “Ros” Poplar III, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2022

Remembering a historic, groundbreaking port call to Leningrad by the USS Leahy and USS Tattnall in 1975.

Ship Commissioning Honors First African-American Marine Aviator

June 2022

The first African American Marine aviator is honored with a ship named for him, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121)

Stillwell, Former Naval History Editor, Named NIP 2021 Author of the Year

June 2022

Paul Stillwell, who served as the first-ever Editor-in-Chief of Naval History magazine in the 1970s and ’80s, has been named 2021’s Naval Institute Press Author of the Year.

Blue Angels Skipper, Captain Arthur R. Hawkins, USN (Ret.)

By Taira Payne

June 2022

Capt Hawkins recalls performing the first through-the-canopy ejection from a jet.

On-the-Roof Gang: The U.S. Navy’s Cryptologic Pioneers

By Master Chief Matt Zullo, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2022

The predecessors of today's naval enlisted crytologic professionals.

On Our Scope

By Eric Mills

June 2022

Editor-in-Chief Eric Mills shares highlights from the May/June issue of Naval History.

Shackleton Expedition’s Lost Ship Located

By Eric Mills

June 2022

In one of the most significant shipwreck discoveries of recent times, the Endurance, long-lost ship of the legendary Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, has been located nearly 9,900 feet deep.

‘How to Fix a U-Boat’ Project Launched for U-534

June 2022

A multimillion-pound project is underway at Woodside, Birkenhead, England, to give the vessel a long-overdue restoration, spearheaded by the group Big Heritage.

Winkler Receives Distinguished Service Award

June 2022

Dr. David F. Winkler, historian at the Naval Historical Foundation, has been named a recipient of the National Maritime Historical Society’s Distinguished Service Award.

In Contact

June 2022

Readers respond to stories from recent issues of Naval History.

Trainer, Barnstormer, and Icon

By Norman Polmar

June 2022

The Curtiss JN biplane—invariably known as the Jenny—was the most widely flown U.S. Army training aircraft in World War I.

Manhattan’s Battleship

By J. M. Caiella

June 2022

The Recruit was to serve not only as a recruiting vehicle, but also as a training “ship” and a hands-on interface between the Navy and general public.

Showdown on the ‘Glorious First of June’

By Eric Mills

June 2022

Revolutionary France was beset by enemies on all sides, dissension from within, and, looming above it all, the specter of famine.

Courage and Tenacity: JFK, USN

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2022

The story of John F. Kennedy’s World War II exploits are well known, but the rest of his time in the U.S. Navy has not received much attention.

‘The Nation Badly Needed an Offensive Action’

By General James H. Doolittle, U.S. Air Force (Retired)

June 2022

On 18 April 1942, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle of the U.S. Army Air Forces entered the annals of World War II history in command of the celebrated Doolittle Raid.

Pieces of the Past

By Frank A. Blazich Jr.

June 2022

An artifact in the National Museum of American History tells the intriguing tale of a U.S. Navy connection to, of all things, the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Philadelphia’s Fruits of Industry on Display at the Independence Seaport Museum

By Jonathan L. Hoppe

June 2022

The museum’s exhibits highlight Philadelphia’s role in the founding of the U.S. Navy and the maritime trade and the concept of freedom along the Delaware.

Acts of Valor: Nathan Gordon Green

By Kelly Swann

June 2022

Graphic artistry re-creates the story of Nathan Gordon Green.

War Comes to Paradise

By Colonel Richard D. Camp, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

April 2022

Numerous firsthand accounts provide a gripping, you-are-there narrative of the attack on Guam, December 1941.

Out of the Jaws of Victory

By Alan Rems

April 2022

Like a character in classical tragedy, blessed by the gods with nearly every advantage, Miles Browning also possessed fatal flaws that ultimately brought him down.

The First Surface Action

By Richard Latture

April 2022

An excerpt from LCDR Jacob Cooper, CO of the USS John D. Ford, after action report dated 25 January 1942.

Matthew C. Perry’s Forgotten Successor

By Thomas Sheppard

April 2022

Three decades after Perry’s famed opening of Japan, Robert W. Shufeldt succeeded in the same far-reaching accomplishment with the “Hermit Kingdom” of Korea.

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When War Erupted Off Virginia Beach

Who Really Blew Up Mare Island?

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Ship Commissioning Honors First African-American Marine Aviator

Stillwell, Former Naval History Editor, Named NIP 2021 Author of the Year

Blue Angels Skipper, Captain Arthur R. Hawkins, USN (Ret.)

On-the-Roof Gang: The U.S. Navy’s Cryptologic Pioneers

On Our Scope

Shackleton Expedition’s Lost Ship Located

‘How to Fix a U-Boat’ Project Launched for U-534

Winkler Receives Distinguished Service Award

In Contact

Trainer, Barnstormer, and Icon

Manhattan’s Battleship

Showdown on the ‘Glorious First of June’

Courage and Tenacity: JFK, USN

‘The Nation Badly Needed an Offensive Action’

Pieces of the Past

Philadelphia’s Fruits of Industry on Display at the Independence Seaport Museum

Acts of Valor: Nathan Gordon Green

War Comes to Paradise

Out of the Jaws of Victory

The First Surface Action

Matthew C. Perry’s Forgotten Successor

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