Pakistan And The Himalayas

By William H. Hessler
August 1954
The defense line of the anti-Soviet coalition of the West runs in a great irregular curve south and east from the North Cape of Norway to the Caucasus Mountains. There ...

All Quiet at Wonsan

By Commander Sheldon Kinney, U. S. Navy
August 1954
A cross the strangely silent waters of Wonsan harbor four bells in the forenoon watch sounded. July 28, 1953— cease fire in Korea. From their battle stations men filed slowly ...

The Formulation Of Policy In Military Affairs

By Lieutenant Commander Franklin Metzner, U. S. Navy
August 1954
The use of policy, properly formulated, clearly stated, and correctly implemented is essential to the efficient operation of any large organization. Yet one of the least understood and most often ...

Man Overboard! This Is Not A Drill!

By Commander C. F. Cauthen, Jr., U. S. Navy
August 1954
From early 1946 through 1948 I was the underway training officer for the Chinese Nationalist Navy in a program which entailed the training of Chinese crews and the turn-over of ...

Another Vanishing American

By Lieutenant Commander T. F. Tavernetti, U. S. Navy
August 1954
There is growing evidence today that the United States Navy has a vanishing American in its midst. This American is in essence an individual, but he comes collectively from throughout ...

Executing Operation Anvil-Dragoon

By Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, U. S. Navy (Retired)
August 1954
Ten years ago this month the last major amphibious operation against the Nazis, Anvil-Dragoon, liberated Southern France. Months of careful planning, in which cooperation between nations and among the branches ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

August 1954
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Book Reviews

August 1954
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Professional Notes

Edited by Captain Walter T. Jenkins, U. S. Navy
August 1954
UNITED STATESMajor Construction Work Not to Interrupt Panama CanalThe Christian Science Monitor, Boston, May 21, 1954.—No interruption of transits through the Panama Canal is foreseen during the removal by controlled ...

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