American cruiser caught in the searchlights of a Japanese ship during the Battle of Savo Island

The Battle of Savo Island

By Captain Toshikazu Ohmae, former Imperial Japanese Navy; Edited by Roger Pineau
December 1957
A complete account of the Battle of Savo Island from the Japanese point of view.

Weddell Sea—A Voyage To Nowhere

By Captain Edwin A. McDonald, U. S. Navy
December 1957
Antarctic and Arctic operations are pretty much taken for granted nowadays. Although both danger and risk have largely been removed through the modern ships, planes, and equipment used by large ...

Soviet Diplomacy From Stalin To Suez

By James E. McSherry
December 1957
A diplomat's words must contradict his deeds—otherwise what sort of a diplomat is he? Words are one thing—deeds something entirely different. Fine words are a mask to cover shady deeds ...

The Regimen Of The Seas

By Lieutenant James H. Guill, U. S. Navy
December 1957
Since that day when the first caveman pushed a log into an unknown river and rode it downstream, man has been concerned with the possession, exploitation, and control of the ...

Scapa Flow—1913–1957

By Desmond Wettern
December 1957
On March 29, 1957, the White Ensign of the British Royal Navy was hauled down for the last time at Scapa Flow. The anchorage where the great battleships of the ...

Boei Daigakko: Academy De Luxe

By Chief Journalist Fred Grant Harden, U. S. Navy
December 1957
Japan, desirous of peace, is aware of the serious need for at least partial rearmament. Technically, Japan has no Army, Navy, or Air Force. Under its post-war constitution, no provisions ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

December 1957
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Notable Naval Books Of 1957

By Associate Professor Robert M. Langdon, U.S. Naval Academy
December 1957
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth annual survey of the outstanding naval books of the current year. No effort is made to cover fiction or books appearing in foreign languages ...

Professional Notes

December 1957
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