Naval History Magazine - October 2010 Volume 24, Number 5 | U.S. Naval Institute

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October 2010

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On Our Scope

October 2010

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The Durable Lexington

By Paul Stillwell

October 2010

When searching for longevity in aircraft carrier performance, one need look no further than the former USS Lexington, now a museum in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Her active service lasted ...

National Maritime Museum

In Contact

October 2010

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Naval History News

October 2010

J.M. Caiella

A Stylish Veteran of Two Wars

By Robert J. Cressman

October 2010

The Cythera did not look like a warship that cold day in January 1942, but one could see signs of her service. Lying pier-side at Philadelphia Navy Yard, decked out ...

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Forging the Weapon

By Barrett Tillman

October 2010

Regarded with skepticism in 1918, the aircraft carrier was destined to evolve into the decisive naval element of the Second World War.

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Aided by Perception and Luck

By Norman Friedman

October 2010

The U.S. Navy took carrier aviation to the next level in the 1920s by defining and refining the art of flight-deck logistics.

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The Carrier Comes of Age

By Barrett Tillman

October 2010

From the Coral Sea to the “Marianas Turkey Shoot” and beyond, American aircraft carriers provided the propulsive muscle needed to win the Pacific war.

U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archive

The Carrier War Remembered

Compiled by Barrett Tillman

October 2010

Words and memories of World War II—epochal sea campaigns—from the naval aviators and carrier officers who were on the front lines of history.

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Operation Chromite Target: INCHON

By Edward J. Marolda

October 2010

The war in Korea was going the communists' way in 1950, until General Douglas MacArthur devised a high-stakes, high-yield counterstroke.

Maryland Historical Society

Commodore Barney at the Bladensburg Races

By Lieutenant Colonel Steven Eden, U.S. Army (Retired)

October 2010

The 1814 British attack on Washington gave Joshua Barney a chance to regain some of his lost stature as an American naval hero.

U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library Special Collections

Surprise Strike for Israeli Independence

By J. Wandres

October 2010

During the siege of Gaza City in 1948, the Israeli Naval Service had an ace up its sleeve: U.S. Naval Academy graduate Paul Shulman.

John Hamilton’s depiction of the Battle of Surigao Strait

Second Salvo at Surigao Strait

By Admiral James L. Holloway III, U.S. Navy (Retired)

October 2010

The contribution of the USS Bennion in the Battle of Surigao Strait has remained undervalued until now. Here's her story.

J.M. Caiella

Historic Aircraft

By Norman Polmar

October 2010

Book Reviews

October 2010

Maine Lighthouse Museum

Museum Report

By Commander Theodore J. Panayotoff, U.S. Navy Reserve (Retired)

October 2010

Naval History Digital Edition

October 2010