Rhinos And Mulberries*

By Commander Walter Karig, U. S. Naval Reserve, Lieutenant Stephen L Freeland, U. S. Naval Reserve, and Lieutenant Earl Burton, U. S Naval Reserve
December 1945
The whole thing started at the Quebec conference, where Roosevelt and Churchill planned the invasion of Europe with their Joint Chiefs of Staff. The ground forces were sure they could ...

Modern War And Ancient Maxims

By Captain William D. Puleston, U. S. Navy (Retired)
December 1945
Military leaders of the past have always insisted that wars, despite their manifold varieties and extreme violence, follow certain patterns and conform to certain laws. Napoleon attributed many of his ...

Wacco, America!

By Lieutenant Commander L. Rupert Curtis, R.N.V.R.
December 1945
When it was announced in an Admiralty Fleet Order that the King had approved the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant (j.g.) G. C. Clark, U.S.C.G.R., “for gallantry ...

Public Relations And The Peacetime Navy

By Lieutenant W. H. Long, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1945
One of the prime bulwarks of the democratic way of life is the continued existence of a free press. For this very real privilege the American people have fought in ...

The Actions Of Ocean Waves

By Frank H. Browning, M.E.
December 1945
Foreword. —They made master mariners and real sailors in the old days by a process of long training and direct observation of the elements. But, learning of the results, they ...

Modernized Designations Of Rank

By Captain Isaiah Olch, U. S. Navy
December 1945
Owing to the expansion of our naval organization in the past war, the rank of Commodore has been revived. Expansion of our organization and operations demands the appropriate designations of ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

December 1945
Personnel Handling in the Post-War Navy (See page 187, February, 1945, Proceedings) Lieutenant Commander Preston S. Lincoln, U. S. Naval Reserve (Retired).— The ability of the post-war Navy to win ...

Book Reviews

December 1945
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Notes on International Affairs

December 1945
AMERICA AND WORLD AFFAIRS Atomic Bomb Commission .—Following conferences in Washington attended by President Truman, Prime Minister Clement Atlee, and Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King of Canada, with their ...

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