Russia's New Kind of War

By Rear Admiral Bern Anderson, U. S. Navy (Retired)
November 1950
I War, according to dictionary definition, is “the state or fact of exerting violence or force against another; now only against a state or other politically organized body; especially, a ...

Interior Decoration for Submarines

By Chief Engineman Howard S. Dewey, U. S. Navy
November 1950
Interior decorations, individual bed lamps, soft indirect lighting, and a variety in color and texture of furnishings is the latest thing on Uncle Sam’s postwar submarines. Regardless of what the ...

Mutual Defense Insurance

By Commander William C. Mott, U. S. Navy
November 1950
Recently the Congress of the United States, acting as trustee for the bene- . fit of the American People, took out a new insurance policy with a first year’s premium ...

"Combined Ops" - 1655 - 1798

By Major Reginald Hargreaves, M.C.
November 1950
War is prodigal in “lessons”. But although the emphasis on their relative importance has a trick of varying with the aftermath of each campaign, fundamentally their range undergoes remarkably little ...

Papua: A Lesson In Seapower

By Commando James C. Shaw, U. S. Navy
November 1950
What happens when an overseas campaign is waged without sea- power against a foe weak in naval strength? From one of the toughest struggles of World War II the answer ...

A New Look at Naval Leadership

By Commander A. Mason Harlow, U. S. Naval Reserve
November 1950
I was just lucky,” began Ensign George Gay of Torpedo Squadron Eight. “I’ve never understood why I was the only one that came back, but I want to be sure ...

Guns, Diplomacy, and Litigation

By Chief Boatswain C. M. Robinett, U. S. Navy (Retired)
November 1950
On April 17, 1882, the House of Representatives of the 47th Congress passed Senate Bill 185, thus formally recognizing a claim which had originated nearly sixty-eight years before in one ...

A Review of Post-War Construction

By Martin E. Holbrook
November 1950
Since the end of World War II there has been a remarkably steady increase both in the number of warships under construction and in the number of nations engaged in ...

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