The Development Of Manchuria

By Lieutenant Bern Anderson, U. S. Navy
May 1933
Manchuria, the homeland of the Manchus, consists of the “Three Eastern Provinces” of China, Fengtien (Liaoning), Kirin, and Heilungkiang. It has an area approximately the same as the combined areas ...

Working During Working Hours

By Captain Forde A. Todd, U. S. Navy
May 1933
Any man can only do so much work a day as a steady job. Of course, in times of emergency, he can spurt up and put forth a big increase ...

Naval Reserve Liaison Officer

By Lieutenant Commander Frederick R. Francke, U. S. Naval Reserve
May 1933
The naval reserve officer has in his district the opportunity of acting as liaison officer between the navy and the civilian. There exists a demand for this service for the ...

The Last Sortie Of The German Fleet

By Lieutenant Commander D. D. Mercer, Royal Navy (Retired)
May 1933
Between April 23 and 25, 1918, there took place in the North Sea two important movements of the opposing naval forces which, if circumstances of a trivial nature had not ...

Rescue Of Crew Of A Foundering Vessel

By Captain Giles C. Stedman
May 1933
A distress signal, apprehensive call for all mariners, was dispatched into the air. The urgent message, often repeated, was sent by a despairing radio operator aboard a foundering British freight ...

Twilight

By Lieutenant Commander W. A. Mason, U. S. Navy
May 1933
Twilight, the illumination of the sky which begins before sunrise and con­tinues after sunset, is caused by the reflection of light to the observer from the upper regions of the ...

A Plea For Ciphers

By Fletcher Pratt
May 1933
The real or supposed advantages of codes over ciphers for military and naval communication may be summed up in three statements: (1) A code message can be sent and received ...

Navigational Antecedents

By Commander H. D. McGuire, U. S. Navy
May 1933
Who builds i’ th’ wayWhere all pass by,Shall make his houseToo low or too high.—(Old Saying) As one considers the manifest present in navigation with its accurate charts, radio time ...

Fighting Planes

By Lieutenant Hugh H. Goodwin, U.S. Navy
May 1933
The ideal fighting plane may be visualized as an airplane with ex­tremely high speed, maximum rate of climb, superb maneuverability, high­est possible ceiling, and offensive and de­fensive armament. As a ...

Discussions

May 1933
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Book Reviews

May 1933
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Professional Notes

May 1933
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