Jeeps Versus Giants

By Captain Walter Karig, U. S. Naval Reserve, Lieutenant Commander Russell L. Harris, U. S. Naval Reserve, and Lieutenant Commander Frank A. Manson, U. S. Navy
December 1947
Enemy surface force of 4 battleships, 7 cruisers, and 11 destroyers sighted 20 miles northwest of your task group and closing at 30 knots!” The pilot’s voice sounded thin and ...

Panama Canal: Operations or Engineering

By Commander Arthur Stanley Riggs, U. S. Naval Reserve, Retired
December 1947
The statements of fact and the views expressed in this article are exclusively those of the author, and must not be taken to reflect the opinions of the Department of ...

Three Tips to Shiphandlers

By Captain J. W. Stryker, U. S. Navy
December 1947
With our Navy facing the restriction of funds which can be expected for some time to come, we are going to be forced to reduce, to a large extent, the ...

The Highest Traditions

By Commander A. Mason Harlow, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
December 1947
There are few topics more conducive to written or oral exposition by admirers of the Navy than the traditions and customs of the service. From the precepts of the famous ...

The Naval Historical Foundation

By Commander Dudley W. Knox, U. S. Navy, Retired
December 1947
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How Should The International Rules Be Changed?

By Commander Raymond F. Farwell, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1947
The present International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea were adopted by an international conference held in Washington, D. C. in 1889 and have been in effect throughout the maritime ...

Navy Stepchildren: The Armed Guard

By Lieutenant Commander Beverley L. Britton, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1947
Brought into being under the merchant-ship program was a new corps within the Naval service which was to swell at its peak to 112,000 officers and men —just 10,000 less ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

December 1947
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Book Reviews

December 1947
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Notes on International Affairs

December 1947
WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY Commission For Greece.—After weeks of hot debate in the Political and Security Committee, the United Nations General Assembly finally in late October approved ...

Professional Notes

December 1947
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