Background of Chinese Action

By Colonel J. D. Hittle, U. S. Marine Corps
August 1952
Almost a century ago Theodore Roosevelt wrote, "I believe our future history will be more determined by our position on the Pacific facing China than our position on the Atlantic ...

The Armed Forces Staff College

By Rear Admiral E. R. McLean, Jr., U. S. Navy
August 1952
As a result of World War II experiences, the leaders of our Armed Forces recognized that any large-scale operation of the future would involve a joint effort on the part ...

Turkey: As An Ally, She's A Natural

By William H. Hessler
August 1952
The ideal ally is a country whose interests are identical with our own, but whose capabilities are complementary with ours. That is why Turkey’s inclusion in the North Atlantic alliance ...

The Importance of Mine Warfare

By Lieutenant P. W. Rairden, Jr., U. S. Navy
August 1952
You are a Eurasian naval commander charged with the mission of denying control of the seas to the United States. You have at your command a large fleet of modern ...

Three Japanese Submarine Developments

By Hajime Fukaya Edited by Martin E. Holbrook
August 1952
Of all the pre-war and wartime secrets concealed by the Japanese Admiralty, none were so assiduously guarded nor as diligently protected as those pertaining to submarine development and construction. So ...

Our Unofficial Diplomats Abroad

By Vice Admiral Wilson Brown, U. S. Navy (Retired)
August 1952
A number of months ago I read an article in a Boston publication which aroused my curiosity about whether the Marshall plan is earning our money’s worth of good will ...

Hurricane Hunting

By Chief Journalist Robert E. Hurst, U. S. Navy
August 1952
Hurricane Roger roared in over the Atlantic seaboard at high noon, shattering a calm morning marred only by light showers. From the Florida Keys to Plymouth Rock, citizens had gone ...

The Protection of Commerce in War

By Rear Admiral Bern Anderson, U. S. Navy (Retired)
August 1952
Over twenty-three million tons of shipping sunk between 1939 and 1945! So Admiral King’s war reports tell us; and the British Admiralty’s Battle of the Atlantic gives a figure of ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

August 1952
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Book Reviews

August 1952
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Professional Notes

August 1952
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