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Proceedings Magazine - May 1942 Vol. 68/5/471

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Tragedy and the Confederate Submarines

Issue: Proceedings Magazine - May 1942 Vol. 68/5/471

“Yes, Suh!” exclaimed the old Confederate veteran, “the first ironclad submarine ever built was launched right here in New Orleans during the Civil War. Never heard of it? Say...

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  “Yes, Suh!” exclaimed the old Confederate veteran, “the first ironclad submarine ever built was launched right here in New Orleans during the Civil War. Never heard of it? Say—you don’t know very much do you, young...

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  "But the whole naval art has suffered a revolution beyond all previous experience, and it is possible the old practice is no longer a safe guide."—Corbett's Some Principles of Maritime Strategy.

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• The Good Gulf
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• The Functions of Command
  By Commander A. E. True, U. S. Navy

  When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of oratory, he answered "Action"; and which was the second, he replied "Action"; and which was the third, he still answered "Action"

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