German Naval Strategy In World War II

By Commander D. L. Kauffman, U. S. Navy
January 1954
A study of the naval or maritime strategy of Germany in the recent war can be of particular interest to us for at least two reasons. First, Germany’s situation in ...

Every Weapon To The Fray

By Chief Fire Controlman J. D. Harrington, U. S. Navy
January 1954
The junior officer has looked down recently to find the gauntlet of challenge flung at his feet. He has seen that there exists among enlisted men of the United States ...

Doctors For The Armed Forces

By Rear Admiral Lamont Pugh (MC), U. S. Navy
January 1954
In the period since the end of World War II, the Medical Department of the Navy has undergone certain changes, not only to keep abreast of the times and fulfill ...

Inchon—The Analysis Of A Gamble

By Commander Malcolm W. Cagle, U. S. Navy
January 1954
The passage of more than three years’ time finds the amphibious assault at Inchon, Korea, remembered even by professionals as “brilliant,” “daring,” and “skillful.” Such press copy adjectives are not ...

What Is A Line Officer?

By Lieutenant P. W. Rairden, Jr., U. S. Navy
January 1954
We used to say that a line officer is an officer eligible to succeed to command at sea. That basic definition clearly separated the line from the several staff corps ...

The Red Fleet Is Being Built Up

By Rudolf Lusar
January 1954
Ever since the days of Peter the Great, ever since the sixteenth century, Russian policy has aimed at free gate to the world-seas or so it is generally alleged.1 This ...

War And Winter In The North Atlantic

By Rear Admiral Frederick J. Nelson, U. S. Navy (Retired)
January 1954
In war or peace, large vessels can be pushed just so hard against the rigors of the winter North Atlantic. They can take the pounding up to a certain unpredictable ...

Wanted—Naval Officers And Their Families

By Commander Richard A. Velz, U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1954
Suppose as you thumbed through this issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings you were to see this advertisement: “WANTED. Naval Officers and their families, Regular Establishment and Members of the ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

January 1954
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Book Reviews

January 1954
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Professional Notes

January 1954
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