Naval History Magazine - April 2011 Volume 25, Number 2

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The Sailor Who 'Torpedoed' a Train
Issue: Naval History Magazine - April 2011 Volume 25, Number 2
By: Carl LaVO
An enlisted man with a thirst for action and a will to win, ‘Swish’ Saunders helped revolutionize how submarines could be used in war.

‘Now, there...

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The Navy's Evolutionary War
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The Sumter Conundrum
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'An Appalling Calamity'
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The Sailor Who 'Torpedoed' a Train
An enlisted man with a thirst for action and a will to win, ‘Swish’ Saunders helped revolutionize how submarines...
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