Weather And The War In Europe

By Ensign Elbert W. Pate, U. S. Naval Reserve
March 1942
The history of warfare demonstrates the importance of weather as a vital factor in the conduct of any military operation. Roman history was altered because the rigorous climate of the ...

The Naval History Of Turkey

By Arthur MacCartney Shepard
March 1942
(Concluded from the February, 1942, issue) The wanton attack of the Turks upon Cyprus, their infamous violation of the terms of capitulation, the inhuman treatment inflicted upon the Venetian Commandant ...

Aeronautical Charts

By Captain G. S. Bryan, U. S. Navy (Retired)
March 1942
The tremendous growth of modern aviation and the great increase in the speed and radius of action of airplanes in recent years have served to focus worldwide attention once more ...

The Evolution Of Caribbean Strategy

By Lieutenant Commander Charles Moran, U. S. Naval Reserve
March 1942
“The Caribbean is pre-eminently the domain of sea power.” —Alfred Thayer Mahan I The Caribbean today is paying the penalty of its strategic importance. It has been “Monroed” and “Mahaned” ...

Send Midshipmen To Sea

By Captain Walter E. Brown, U. S. Navy
March 1942
Anyone who has had contact with the postgraduate officers at the Naval Academy must be struck with the difference of the attitude with which they attack their studies as compared ...

The Use Of Anchors In Maneuvering

By Carlyle J. Plummer
March 1942
In its early days the Port Arthur Ship Canal was extremely narrow and shallow, and in those days the maneuverability of ships in general was much inferior to what it ...

Book Reviews

March 1942
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Notes On International Affairs

Prepared by Professor Allan Westcott, U.S. Naval Academy
March 1942
From January 10 to February 10 UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA Pan-American Pact.—On January 23 the 21 American republics represented at the Rio de Janeiro Conference agreed unanimously on what ...

Professional Notes

March 1942
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