The Navy's Schneider Cup Racers

By Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Rankin, U.S. Marine Corps
July 1955
In this day of aircraft speeds of well over 600 m.p.h. and with some experimental airplanes attaining speeds of over 1,000 m.p.h., we are inclined to think of anything around ...

Typhoon Doctrine

By Elmer W. Malanot
July 1955
It is a fact that even the most experienced seaman in command of a ship sooner or later finds himself facing some problem where he will have to consult a ...

What Of Japan

By Joseph Z. Reday
July 1955
It is perhaps unwary of a writer in this nuclear age to classify anything, even a country, as a key feature of a power position. But if there is any ...

LORAN Comes Of Age

By Lieutenant Arthur P. Miller, Jr., U. S. Naval Reserve
July 1955
The electronic marvel called “Loran,” the long-range navigation system that was rushed into use to guide vessels and aircraft across the oceans during World War II, has proved itself so ...

A Few Ideas Of A Cruiser Skipper

By Captain Philip D. Gallery, U. S. Navy
July 1955
Command of major combatant ship of the Fleet is the ambition of every professional naval officer. When he attains that desire, however, he finds that time speeds by and his ...

Patriotism Through Knowledge

By Captain Dwight M. Bradford Williams, U. S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
July 1955
Background In Nanking in 1911, Dr. Sun Yat-sen became the first president of the Chinese Republic. During the inaugural ceremonies, he profoundly thanked General Homer Lea, whose Chinese army had ...

Italy's World War II Navy-Major Units (Pictorial Section)

Prepared by Commander E. H. Clark, Jr., U. S. Naval Reserve; Photographs by Courtesy of Lieutenant Aldo Fraccaroli, Italian Naval Reserve
July 1955
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Discussions, Comments and Notes

July 1955
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Book Reviews

July 1955
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Professional Notes

July 1955
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