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By Jim Barber

January 1988

This is the first regular quarterly issue of Naval History, and I’m happy to report to you that the subscriber response has been even better than anticipated. In some ways ...

Today’s Uses of Naval History

By Barrett Tillman

January 1988

Most things that happen in the present have antecedents in the past; we would do well to learn what worked well before and what didn't.

K Stood for Catastrophe and M for Monster

By Commander Richard Compton-Hall, Royal Navy (Retired)

January 1988

The legendary Jackie Fisher dazzled the world with his revolutionary Dreadnought; his submarine concepts were far less successful.

The Spirit of the Essex

By Colonel Richard L. Upchurch, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired)

January 1988

The Navy-Marine Corps team provided yet another example of its famed prowess in operations during the War of 1812.

Making Waves

By Joan B. Crawford

January 1988

As manpower became increasingly scarce in the Navy of World War II, the solution was provided through the efforts of womanpower.

The Hardest Choice

By Mike Stankovich

January 1988

In 1942, Captain Mike Moran of the cruiser Boise had to weight the lives of lost airplane crews against the lives of the entire ship's crew.

A Ship for All Seas

By Captain John M. Waters, Jr. U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)

January 1988

When the Coast Guard commissioned a new class of cutters in the 1930s, the ships were built to last, and they have done just that.

In Contact

January 1988

"Peter's Victory at Sea" (See A. Widder, pp. 68-71, Naval History Premier Issue) Stellan Bojerud, Military Historian, Royal Staff College of the Armed Forces, Stockholm—There is always a ...

Aircraft Carriers on Lake Michigan

By Duane Ernest Miller

January 1988

By nightfall of 7 December 1941 most of the U. S. fleet in Pearl Harbor had either been sunk or reduced to smoldering ruin. Nearly 200 Army and Navy aircraft ...

Technical Report—The Indestructible XMAP

By Commander John D. Alden, U. S. Navy (Retired)

January 1988

It was the evening of 12 July 1964, and the crew of the USS Windlass (ARSD-4) had finally brought an end to the saga.

Oral History—Black Jack Reeves

By Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, U. S. Navy (Retired), Captain David McCampbell, U. S. Navy (Retired), Vice Admiral Thomas R. Weschler, U. S. Navy (Retired), Rear Admiral Thomas J. Hamilton, U. S. Navy (Retired), Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U. S. Navy (Retired), & Admiral John S. Thach, U. S. Navy (Retired)

January 1988

By Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, U. S. Navy (Retired) I joined the crew of the heavy cruiser New Orleans (CA-32) in February 1934, when she was nearing completion at the ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Captain Edward L. Beach, U. S. Navy (Retired), Captain Michael T. Isenberg, U. S. Naval Reserve, Jim Sutton, Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired)

January 1988

WAHOO: The Patrols of America’s Most Famous World War II Submarine Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane, USN (Ret.). Novato, CA: Presidio, 1987. 345 pp. Photos. Illus. Maps. Gloss. Ind. $18.95 ...

In Progress

January 1988

U. S. Naval Institute Naval History/Proceedings: Some authors of history articles ask whether their pieces will appear in Naval History or Proceedings, and others state their preference up front. No ...

In Profile—Albert Murray

By Ivan Scott

January 1988

As any leader can tell you, it can be lonely at the top, with not much time for simple, therapeutic conversation and not many people around with whom you can ...

USS North Carolina Memorial

By Richard R. Sartore

January 1988

“You, out there, steel and steam,” the accusing voice from the past bellows, “What have you done with my name, North Carolina?”