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I Led the Air Attack on Pearl Harbor

By Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, former Imperial Japanese Navy, Edited by Roger Pineau
September 1952
In September, 1941, I was transferred from the staff of the Third Carrier Division to aircraft carrier Akagi, a position I had left just one year earlier. Shortly after joining ...

I Led the Air Attack on Pearl Harbor

By Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, former Imperial Japanese Navy; Edited by Roger Pineau
September 1952
In September, 1941, I was transferred from the staff of the Third Carrier Division to aircraft carrier Akagi, a position I had left just one year earlier. Shortly after joining ...

The Artic Submarine

By Lieutenant Commander R. D. McWethy, U. S. Navy
September 1952
In 1931 Sir Hubert Wilkins attempted to operate a submarine under the ice pack north of Spitzbergen. The North Pole was his ultimate objective. With the obsolete, inadequate equipment at ...

Sea Power of Tomorrow

By Captain George H. Miller, U. S. Navy
September 1952
Why have we been able to fight successfully in Korea? Why have we been able to maintain our positions five thousand miles across the sea, despite the most strenuous efforts ...

"On The Way From Tread!…"

By Historical Section, Naval Staff, Royal Netherlands Navy
September 1952
The story of the United Nations naval operations in the Korean waters cannot be written without mentioning the efficient and invaluable services rendered by that group of smart and gallant ...

Charting The Greatest River In The World*

By F. G. Walton Smith and Henry Chapin
September 1952
It is perfectly logical to speak of the Atlantic Ocean as the greatest river in the world. It forms a gigantic pool with the Sargasso Sea roughly in the center ...

The United States Navy and the San Francisco Fire

By Commander John E. Pond, U. S. Navy (Retired)
September 1952
The United States Navy’s role as America’s first line of defense is well known, but often unknown are the countless instances of the Navy’s engaging in activities other than its ...

German Minesweepers in World War II

By Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge, former German Navy (Retired)
September 1952
Peace-time Problems In World War I, mines caused a great many losses and gave the German Navy some unpleasant surprises, from the Russian minefields in the Central Baltic in 1914 ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

September 1952
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Book Reviews

September 1952
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Professional Notes

September 1952
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