Sea Power's Rôle In Atomic Warfare

By Colonel George C. Reinhardt, C.E., U. S. Army
December 1953
The challenge atomic weapons pose for today’s navies may well influence the future of sea power as radically as the nineteenth century’s shift from sail to steam. Consequently, the Secretary ...

Some Personal Recollections of Adolf Hitler

By Captain Heinz Assmann, former German Navy; Translated by Captain Roland E. Krause, U. S. Navy (Retired)
December 1953
It is entirely too early to attempt a worthwhile appraisal of Adolf Hitler; perhaps after twenty-five or thirty years one may have the proper perspective to judge this man. I ...

Spoil of War

By Major Reginald Hargreaves, M.C.
December 1953
With the end of the war in 1945, men of all ranks who had fought in the Royal Navy indulged the comforting reflection that their innumerable perils and privations would ...

Nuclear Energy and Sea Power

By Lieutenant George P. Steele, II, U. S. Navy
December 1953
The end of another era at sea is at hand. A change has begun that is as revolutionary and as important as the application of the steam engine to marine ...

Strategic and Logistic Planning

By Commander Louis P. Gray, III, U. S. Navy
December 1953
Upon completion of the last great global conflict and after careful analysis and evaluation of the factors contributing to ultimate victory, many officers emerged with the notion that in the ...

Synthetic Training for Economy and Readiness

By Lieutenant J. Gordon Vaeth, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1953
Today’s Navy is a cost-conscious service in which even the fitness reports of its officers reflect their ability to recognize their economic as well as military responsibilities. The fleets, material ...

Why Go Regular Navy?

By Commander R. H. White, U. S. Navy
December 1953
Many young naval reserve officers now serving on active duty will have the opportunity of changing to Regular Navy. Why should they? What inducements does the Navy offer to an ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

December 1953
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Book Reviews

December 1953
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Professional Notes

December 1953
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