Naval Aviation, An Evolution Of Naval Gunfire

By Admiral William H. Standley, U. S. Navy (Retired)
March 1952
It is a well accepted fact that General Billy Mitchell, U. S. Army, whatever his shortcomings, gave the stimulus to thinking which resulted in the United States having the most ...

The Cyprus Bastion

By Lieutenant (J.G.) Louis Leopold, Jr., U. S. Naval Reserve
March 1952
Cyprus, a long-neglected and forgotten island of the Mediterranean, is today a potential key bastion of the free world. Why do we need a major base on Cyprus? Why, when ...

Lookouts - The Fleet's Forgotten Men

By Chief Quartermaster William J. Miller, U. S. Navy
March 1952
What is the lookout situation in today’s Navy? A pointed answer to this question can be furnished by a right arm distinguishing mark. This mark, showing a pair of upright ...

Commodore Perry And The Bonin Islands

By Hyman Kublin
March 1952
The opening of Japan by Commodore Matthew Perry and a formidable naval squadron in 1854 represents perhaps the outstanding accomplishment of American Far Eastern policy in the nineteenth century. By ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

March 1952
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Book Reviews

March 1952
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Professional Notes

March 1952
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