By the Rocket's Red Glare: Inyokern

By Lieutenant Warren R. Hughes, United States Naval Reserve (Retired)
November 1949
The Naval Ordnance Test Station, near Inyokern, California, is one of the largest establishments under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ordnance. The station, about one hundred and fifty miles ...

The Mogamis: Cheat Cruisers Extraordinary

By Warren S. Howard
November 1949
The avowed naval policy of His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s government “was, and is, to maintain a fleet powerful enough to defend the country against any naval force which could be ...

U. S. Naval Air Bases From 1914 to 1939

By Dr. Ivor D. Spencer
November 1949
The story of United States naval air bases in the years from 1914-19391 offers an interesting case study in national defense problems. The long and little known period from the ...

The Nautical Mile

By Lieutenant Commander Alton B. Moody, U. S. Naval Reserve
November 1949
The nautical mile, familiar as it is to any seaman, is but little understood by most of them. Of course, one of the most elementary lessons the neophyte sailor learns ...

Our First Iron Man-of-War

By Captain Frederick L. Oliver, U. S. Navy (Retired)
November 1949
What is probably the oldest iron ship in the world today, and one of the first iron men-of-war built, is approaching the end of a career that exceeds the century ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

November 1949
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Book Reviews

November 1949
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Professional Notes

November 1949
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