The Unity Of Sea Power

By Commander J. M. Court, U. S. Navy
June 1954
Part I As the Herculean role which the United States has undertaken in foreign affairs gradually becomes discernible in its full scope to ourselves as well as to more distant ...

With Rommel Before Normandy

By Vice-Admiral Friedrich Ruge, Former German Navy (Retired)
June 1954
In November, 1943, Field Marshal Rom­mel received orders to inspect the de­fences of north-western Europe against a possible invasion and to report his findings to Hitler’s H.Q. At his repeated ...

Means To An End

By Major Reginald Hargreaves, M.C.
June 1954
The fighting-man, at sea or on the land, is entitled not only to a worthwhile cause, but to an intelligent plan. Brains behind the brawn constitute a sine qua non ...

Operation Pluto

By Ensign Rufus J. Moore, U.S. Navy
June 1954
Pluto is a code word derived from the initial letters in the phrase “Pipe- Lines-Under-The-Ocean.” The “Pipe- Lines” were gasoline lines and “The-Ocean” was the English Channel in 1944. The ...

First Above The Battle Smoke

By Lieutenant Colonel H. S. Mazet, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
June 1954
Under the ominous war-clouds of 1861’s summer, all Washington lay broiling in the heat. Rumors spread that the Confederates were marching on the capital. This circumstance, coupled with a personal ...

The Promotion of Career Officers

By Commander Rexford V. Wheeler, Jr., U.S. Navy and Commander Sheldon H. Kinney, U.S. Navy
June 1954
Recent promotion restrictions have caused the officers of the Navy to cast an inquiring eye on the provisions which control promotion. Appropriation Act limitations, a slow-down in promotion, a Presidential ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

June 1954
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Book Reviews

June 1954
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Professional Notes

June 1954
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