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The Divine Wind, Japan’s Kamikaze Force in World War II***

By Captain Rikihei Inoguchi and Com­mander Tadashi Nakajima, former Im­perial Japanese Navy, with Commander Roger Pineau, USNR. Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute, 1958. 240 pages, 61 photo­graphs, 3 diagrams. $4.50 ($3.38 to Naval Institute members).

REVIEWED BY

Vice Admiral Clarence E. Ekstrom, USN

(Admiral Ekstrom is Commander, Sixth Fleet. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1924, and in World War II was awarded the Navy Cross “for ex­traordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the USS Savo Island . . . in action against major ships of the Japanese Fleet during the Battle of Samar.”)

While the world was plunging headlong into the atomic era, and revolutionary scien­tific developments designed to speed the end of World War II were being rushed to our armed forces on all battle fronts, the Japanese developed a most elementary and desperate tactic—kamikaze. This book, written by two former Japanese naval officers and a U. S. Naval Reserve officer, covers this bizarre operation from its conception to its ultimate failure.

In clear detail, the Japanese authors, who were directly involved in the operation, ex­plain the hopeless position in which the Japanese Navy found itself after the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, and attempt to explain the Japanese minds that conceived and willingly accepted the concept of suicide attacks.

Each chapter was written by one or the other of the two Japanese authors. While this gives an understanding of the entire concept from two different viewpoints, the chrono­logical sequence of events is sometimes diffi­cult to follow. Mr. Roger Pineau, well-known historian and specialist on Japan, is respon­sible for the translation and for amplifying factual information, and has contributed greatly to the historical value of The Divine Wind.

The final chapter, containing excerpts of last letters written home by kamikaze pilots, does more than the rest of the volume to describe the serenity in which pilots spent their last few hours before their plunge to pre­meditated, tragic, and futile death. It is nevertheless difficult for the Western mind to comprehend the philosophies that prompted men to volunteer for violent death missions. For those of us who have seen these awesome dives in all their terror, it is particularly diffi­cult to understand.

Captain Inoguchi was senior staff officer to Admiral Ohnishi who formed the first kamikaze units, and later served on other Air Fleet staffs. The chapters he has written give the story from the staff policy level in general, and cover in considerable detail the personal thoughts, actions, and character of his su­perior, Admiral Ohnishi. The latter, although not the only officer to have thought of the suicide dive as a planned tactic, was the one who took the definite steps to form the first units and evolve the over-all plan. He was a rugged, positive, and forceful officer, typical of the legendary Samurai warrior. When even his most desperate efforts failed to stem the overwhelming tide of U. S. naval forces steadily engulfing the Japanese Empire, hara- kiri was his only way out.

The chapters written by Commander Nakajima, an active pilot himself, dwell more on the operational aspects, the most intimate stories of the pilots themselves, and the prob­lems encountered in training the various units.

The footnotes and appendices, by Mr. Pineau, are especially valuable since they correlate, insofar as possible, the claims of the attackers with the results actually obtained. Most of this information apparently was taken from the report of the U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey team of which Mr. Pineau was a member. While many gaps exist in these comparisons, the summaries are indic­ative of the great efforts expended and the impressive results obtained.

The kamikaze concept as a planned tactic cannot be accepted as a sound one, particu­larly by Western standards. But one cannot help but wonder how different the course of the Pacific war might have been if a large scale kamikaze effort had been launched at Leyte Gulf—and if most of our CVEs had been sunk prior to Kurita’s arrival. His entry to the Gulf would have been virtually unopposed, and he would have been free to bombard the almost defenseless forces off the beaches before the fast carriers could come to their rescue.

The Divine Wind is a significant contribu­tion to the already massive collection of World War II historical material. It explores a phase of the war when men of Japan re­sorted to desperate methods—a time, ac­cording to author Inoguchi, when “our sit­uation was beyond human wisdom.”

Behind the Sputniks*

By F. J. Krieger. Washington: Public Af­fairs Press, 1958. 380 pages. 40 illustrations,

index and bibliography. $6.00.

REVIEWED BY

Rear Admiral Rawson Bennett, USN

(Admiral Bennett is Chief of Naval Research.)

Russia is not a nation of supermen. Russia is a nation whose native scientific talent we have sometimes grossly underrated.

Krieger has assembled an intriguing and generally informative array of Russian re­ports and articles from the open literature. The scope is broad. There are chapters on satellites, space vehicles, lunar probes, and biological factors, to name a few.

As might be expected, quite a few of the articles are in the nature of popularizations. But even these have a factual ring to them. There are some reports made to scientific groups inside and outside Russia, and one or two are mathematically oriented analyses.

The Russians credit their famous scientist, K. E. Tsiolkooshii, with being the founder of scientific astronautics, with his 1903 analysis of the feasibility of flight in cosmic space as the world’s first. Be that as it may, there is reasonable evidence of unremitting effort since that time. Russian rocket work flourished in the 1930s. After World War II they set to with a vengeance, and with some interesting results besides the sputniks. For example, nine high altitude rocket flights with dogs were reported internationally in 1954. Taken collectively, the various reports tend to con­firm the present belief that the USSR has con­sistently supported a high priority program in rocketry for upper atmosphere and space re­search as well as for military purposes.

This is a readable and interesting book even though it tends somewhat to deflate the Western ego.

Abandon Ship! Death of the U.S.S. “Indianapolis”*

By Richard F. Newcomb. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1958. Illus­trated. 305 pages. $3.95.

REVIEWED BY

Rear Admiral C. E. Coney, USJV (Ret.)

(Rear Admiral Coney was the junior member oj the Indianapolis investigation which was conducted by the Office of the Naval Inspector General.)

The research and investigation conducted by the author in assembling the material for this book was a monumental task. Every phase of the regrettable Indianapolis disaster is fully covered and is presented in a form well calculated to hold the attention and provoke the thoughtful consideration of the reader.

The narrative account of the experiences of the principals involved and of the survivors of the tragedy is especially interesting as the stories are well chosen to give the reader the picture of the happenings in all parts of the ship at the time of the sinking.

Had the author confined his story to strictly factual reporting, omitting much of his com­mentary on controversial issues, in support of and against which much will be developed in the mind of the reader, his account would probably have been better received by those of his readers of the regular Navy to whom he often refers as “Club Members” and the “Professional Society,” than may now be the case.

As is recounted by the author, the press had a “field day” in the handling of the entire affair and this reviewer is given the distinct impression that had the news media exploited the sensational and human interest aspects of the case to a less degree, the unfavorable im­pact made at the time upon the minds of the public would have been greatly reduced.

Thoughtful readers will recognize through­out the “trade-mark” of the newsman, but all in all this is a highly interesting and gripping account of the torpedoing and loss of the Indianapolis, one of our most regrettable naval disasters.

Missile Contracts Guide

By Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. Washington:

Washington Missile Contracts Report,

1958. Paperback. 180 pages. $15.00.

REVIEWED BY

Rear Admiral Bruce McCandless, USN

(Ret.)

(Admiral McCandless is a former Secretary-Treasurer

of the U. S. Naval Institute.)

In an attempt to prevent a third World War, or win it should that fail, our armed forces are spending billions on missiles, a high percentage of which goes to private industry. The complexity of these programs is stagger­ing; the NIKE-AJAX system alone involves two and one-half million parts. With forty-six programs underway (March, 1958) the needs and opportunities to fill them, are astronom­ical. As the editor of this Guide puts it, “Every manufacturer in the land—whether he op­erates a simple machine shop or makes the most delicate and complex scientific instru­ments—will find good reason to take immedi­ate steps to have a part in the protection of the United States. . . . No matter what you make —or can make—you will find in the Guide someone to see, some place to go, where your services or skills can be utilized to the best advantage—both to you and to the country.”

Winning the War with Ships

By Vice Admiral Emory Scott Land, USN (Ret.). New York: Robert M. McBride Co., 1958. Illustrated. 310 pages. $4.75.

REVIEWED BY

Rear Admiral S. D. Willingham, USN(Ret.)

(Admiral Willingham, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Naval War College, has held four com­mands at sea. He retired in 7957 and currently is studying for a master’s degree in history at Georgetown Uni­versity.)

Winning the War with Ships is a book about “land, sea, and air—mostly land,” to quote the subtitle. An autobiography by a top level naval staff officer of World War II, Admiral Land’s work fills a valuable niche alongside that of Eisenhower’s Crusade in Europe and Chief of Staff Leahy’s I Was There.

Not an apologia, this volume is informal in tone, racy and genuine in style, inspiring and interesting in content, an easily read, sharply- phrased comprehensive story of the life and career of Emory Scott Land. Photographs, cartoons and other illustrative matter add to the book’s merit. Scattered throughout the text are expert character sketches of many of his contemporary associates.

Upon the ascendancy of Franklin Roosevelt to the presidency, Land, then Chief Con­structor of the Navy, soon found himself at the head of the Navy’s largest peacetime design and construction program, made possible by the National Recovery Act. By 1938 the pro­gram neared completion and, barred by policy from a second term, Land retired at the top of his Corps.

In Admiral Land’s words, “it seems that it all started on February 18th, 1938, when President Roosevelt appointed me to the Chairmanship of the Maritime Commission.” The author devoted five chapters to his role up to and through World War II. “Assign­ment Washington” recalls his fight for con­firmation and contains his summary of the merchant marine and world situations in 1938. “The Eve of War” brings his evaluation of these subjects up to 1941. “The Greatest Fleet in History” traces the construction of this force. “Manpower” discusses the manning problems of industry and shipping and “The Ships at Sea” treats the problems of recruit­ment, training, allocation, and discipline. The story of the ships is told clearly and in non­technical language.

With the creation of the Strategic Shipping Board and later the War Shipping Adminis­tration, Land was made chairman of each and became responsible for coordinating all Allied shipping as well as for the operation of our Merchant Marine ships at sea. The author discusses many of the varied problems he had to face and also presents a valuable evaluation of the Quebec and Yalta Con­ferences, which he attended.

The final chapter, “I Go Ashore,” covers the period after January, 1946, following his retirement. Admiral Land’s long lifetime has included thirty-nine years of naval service and nine in the Maritime Commission. This re­viewer concludes that Vice Admiral Land’s character and abilities derive from his family, his environment, his education, and his friends. He had the vision to see what mari­time shipping objectives had to be accom­plished and he knew how to achieve them. His book should be in the library of every institution engaged in the building of leaders of men.

The Great Democracies*

Volume IV of A History of the English­Speaking Peoples. By Winston S. Churchill. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958. 403 pages. Maps. $6.00.

REVIEWED BY

Professor Warren O. Ault

(Dr. Ault, a Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of Oxford and Yale, has been Chairman of Boston University’s History Department since 7924.)

This is the fourth and final volume of the author’s History of the English-Speaking Peoples. The “Great Democracies” are Great Britain and Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa. There is, as well, a brief chapter on the German Empire in the age of Bis­marck. The period covered is from the Con­gress of Vienna (1815) to the death of Queen Victoria (1901). Four-fifths of the volume are allotted to Great Britain and the United States, the author allowing each country “equal time.” The four British dominions are dealt with in half a chapter each. Churchill allots 100 of the 166 pages on the United States to a military history of the Civil War. In its proportions, therefore, the volume is ill-suited to an objective study of the countries concerned.

Most of the facts are the familiar friends of our textbook days. Personalities and wars interest Churchill most of all; economic changes and social evolution, where men­tioned, are dealt with briefly. On the Irish problem and the Boer War, Churchill writes with personal authority since he took an active part in those struggles. His comments on the British party system are especially interesting in view of a lifetime spent in politics. In writ­ing of the early strife of Whigs and Tories, he quotes with relish Hazlitt’s description of the two parties as “competing stage-coaches which splashed each other with mud but went by the same road to the same place.” And in referring to the party rivalry in England be­tween the two World Wars Churchill says, “It did not matter which party ruled.” It is well known that he has always allowed him­self a large liberty in matters of party alle­giance. Another quality of Churchill’s political life has been his unquestioning loyalty to the crown. In writing of Victoria and Albert he says that they “set a standard for the conduct of monarchy which has ever since been honor­ably observed.” He even assigns “an honor­able place in history” to George IV.

American readers will be fascinated by Churchill’s account of the Civil War. Lee is his hero: “one of the noblest Americans who ever lived and one of the greatest captains known to the annals of war.” He regards Lincoln’s frequent changes of commanders as “classic instance of the dangers of civilian interference with generals in the field”; Jef­ferson Davis wasn’t much better. Sherman’s depredations, in Churchill’s opinion, are not to be compared to the atrocities of the World Wars.

Churchill’s style in this volume is serviceable rather than brilliant. But he is no “dry-as- dust”—he couldn’t be. He tells the story of the march of the Chartists on Parliament in 1848, and of its orderly course, despite the fears of the police, quoting Wellington’s re­mark, “the English are a quiet people.”

Churchill comments: “This is especially so when it is raining.” Of General Meade he re­marks, “he could be relied upon to avoid acts of folly, and also, anything brilliant”; and of Lee, who had safely recrossed the Potomac, he says, “He had lost only two guns, and the war.” Some American readers may be puz­zled by the inconsistent use of the words “corn” and “wheat,” and mystified by the word “secondment,” but on the whole the text does not contain many “Britticisms.” We do not learn much that is new about history from this volume but we do learn a good deal about Churchill, and that is most rewarding.

The War in the Mediterranean,

1803-1810

By Piers Mackesy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958. Maps, bibliography, index. 430 pages. $8.00.

REVIEWED BY

Commander Henry H. Adams, USNR

{Commander Adams teaches naval history and is an Associate Professor, USNA.)

Many readers are accustomed to think of the second “Napoleonic War” between Great Britain and France from 1803 to 1815 in terms of Nelson at Trafalgar, Wellington in Spain, Napoleon in Russia, the Hundred Days, and the Battle of Waterloo. Only re­cently has serious attention been paid to the fascinating, complex web of political, military, and naval operations between the rupture of the Peace of Amiens in 1803 and the final de­feat of the Emperor at Waterloo. To this end Piers Mackesy has made a valuable contribu­tion in his study of the war in the Mediter­ranean between 1803 and 1810. The book is a skillfully woven pattern of the interplay of political, economic, military, and naval forces. For the first time the real importance of the Mediterranean is shown, and in particular the importance of British sea power. One figure dominates this book, that of Vice Admiral Cuthbert Lord Collingwood, Nelson’s second in command at Trafalgar. He succeeded to command on Nelson’s death and was in charge of the Mediterranean Fleet until just before his own death in 1810. Ironically enough, he never heard a gun fired in anger after Trafalgar. But his firm hand directed Eng­land’s sea power which was the key to the Mediterranean. This in turn was the key to the Middle East, and British strength in the Middle East was the key to England’s ulti­mately successful collaboration with Russia.

All of this and more Mr. Mackesy makes abundantly clear in a tightly organized and well documented book. He has made excel­lent use both of manuscript and printed mate­rial. He has had to pack so much information into this volume that his style becomes spare at times, requiring very careful reading to follow his discussions.

In all works of original interpretation, there are certain to be a few areas of disagree­ment, and this reviewer has one such cavil to make. Reversing the generally accepted condemnation of Admiral Sir John Duck­worth’s conduct in the abortive expedition through the Dardanelles to Constantinople in the late winter of 1807, Mr. Mackesy lays chief blame for the failure on Charles Arbuthnot, the diplomat, rather than Duck­worth, the admiral, and his hesitation to back Arbuthnot’s representations with a show of force before the Turkish defenses could be strengthened. Mr. Mackesy presents interest­ing evidence for his conclusions, but in the opinion of this reviewer, they are not strong enough to upset the generally accepted state­ments. However, this is a minor reservation over an otherwise splendid book.

The Millionth Chance: The Story of the R.101

By James Leasor. New York: Reynal and

Company, 1958. 244 pages. Illustrated. $4.00.

REVIEWED BY

Dr. Douglas H. Robinson

. (Dr. Robinson has been a student of airship history for

many years. His    eppelins in the Germany Navy, 1914­

18” appeared in the July, 1956 Proceedings.)

Twenty-one years ago seems like yesterday as I remember the granite shaft at the edge of the woods, simply inscribed. “Dirigeable R.101, 5 October 1930.” On this spot, a few kilometers south of Beauvais in north-

THE SKELETON REMAINS OF THE BRITISH AIRSHIP R.101 era France, forty-eight men had perished in a hydrogen fire when the huge British airship crashed during an Imperial journey to India. This historic air tragedy, and the events which led inevitably to the disaster, have found a worthy narrator in James Leasor. His book re-creates the fated giantess, to­gether with the dreams, the hopes, and the fears of the men who flew her and died with her.

Most prominent among the dead was His Majesty’s Secretary of State for Air, Lord Thomson of Cardington. Ironically, his opinion of the R.101 provides the title for this book: “She is as safe as a house—except for the millionth chance.”

Actually the R.101, for all her size and majesty, was a completely experimental air­ship. Government-built at enormous expense to link the mother country with the distant nations of the commonwealth, she proved in her hangar tests to be seriously—even dangerously—overweight. Past experience had been disregarded in her design and con­struction. Endless innovations had been in­corporated in the ship because Government money had been spent developing them— rotten predoped outer cover, novel gasbag wiring which permitted the cells to chafe against the hull girders, grossly overweight and under-powered experimental oil engines, one of which at first ran astern only. Politics dictated that before complete trials had been run, she should depart for India in order to return Lord Thomson in triumph to an Imperial Conference in London. The mis­givings of the people who knew the ship were brushed aside. As one of the six survivors re­marked years later, “one thing that R.101 proved is that politics and experimental work don’t mix.”

But there is another aspect of the R.101 disaster—the eternal truth that brave men must risk their lives, and die if necessary, to make safe for posterity the highways of the world. The airship has had its day, but the pioneers who flew them deserve to be remem­bered in an age when their successors span the oceans daily at speeds approaching that of sound.

BOOK BRIEFS Hurrah: The Flag

By Philip Mackie. New York: W. W. Nor­ton & Company, Inc., 1958. 221 pages.

$3.75.

A very readable World War II story, back­ground Italy, describing British Army Lieu­tenant Philip Mackie’s escape from the Ger­mans and his return to the area of his first freedom in time to help liberate the inhabi­tants from Nazi control. It is presented not only with narrative excellence but with a keen sense of comedy and perceptive insight into and appreciation of human nature, par­ticularly that of Italians and his own country­men. The conclusion is sophisticated yet poignant.

Air Dates

By Air-Commodore L. G. S. Payne. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., 1958. 565 pages. $7.50.

A valuable chronological survey of the principal events and dates in the world his­tory of military and civil aviation, covering the period 1783 to 1957, and in particular the years since 1939. This is a most useful refer­ence work, particularly complete on British aviation, although international in scope. Political, economic, and military background material related to aviation also is included. The index is comprehensive and thorough.

Sea Prelude

By Geoffrey Rawson. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, Ltd., 1958. 260 pages. 18 shillings.

An engaging autobiography of the author’s career, from school days to World War I, including 16 years with the Royal Indian Navy and service against slavers and gun runners.

Sailing Ships

By Oliver Warner. London: The Ariel Press, 1958. John de Graff, Inc., 31 East 10th Street, New York City 3, American distributor. Paper edition. $7.50.

For the discerning maritime print collector. A beautiful selection of a dozen 14|'^,X9rg■^,, color ship prints, including Blackwall frigates, clippers, whalers, and East Indiamen.

Two Dramatic Episodes of New England Whaling

By Sidney Withington. Mystic, Conn.: The Marine Historical Association, Inc., 1958. 69 pages. Illustrated. Paperback. $2.00.

A significant presentation of the involve­ment of American whaleships in adventures of diplomatic as well as maritime interest. The first episode is of the salvage and rescue from the Arctic of HMS Resolute by the New London whaleship, George Henry. The second relates the failure of the North to block Charleston Harbor in the Civil War by sink­ing two “Stone Fleets,” comprised of granite­laden whaleships.

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Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors 1950-1958 ....................................... $10.00 ($8.00)

Compiled by Keith Frazier Somerville and Harriotte W. B. Smith. 1959. 320 pages. Illustrated.

The Coast Guardsman’s Manual......................................................................... $4.00 ($3.20)

By Captain W. C. Hogan, USCG. Revised by Lieutenant Commander M. M. Dickinson, USCGR, assisted by Loran W. Behrens, BMC, USN-FR. Third edition, 1958. 830 pages. Illustrated.

Descriptive Analysis of Naval Turbine Propulsion Plants........................................................ $5.00 ($4.00)

By Commander C. N. Payne, USN. 1958. 196 pages. Illustrated.

The Divine AVind, Japan’s Kamikaze Force in World War II .                       .      ...             $4.50 ($3.38)

By Captain Rikihei Inoguchi and Commander Tadashi Nakajima, former Imperial Jap­anese Navy, with Commander Roger Pineau, USNR. 1958. 240 pages. 61 photographs. 3 diagrams.

Division Officer’s Guide................................................................................................................ $2.25 ($1.80)

By Captain J. V. Noel, Jr., USN. Third edition, 1958. 304 pages.

Dutton’s Navigation and Piloting................................................................................................. $8.00       ($6.40)

Prepared by Commander J. C." Hill, II, USN, Lieutenant Commander T. F. Utegaard, USN, and Gerard Riordan. (A completely rewritten text which supplants Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.) First edition, 1958. 771 pages. Illustrated.

Elementary Seamanship.............................................................................................................. $2.00       ($1.60)

Prepared by Lieutenant Commander Maurice C. Hartle, USN, Lieutenant Charles M. Lake, USN, Lieutenant Harry P. Madera, USN, and J. J. Metzger, BMC, USN (Ret.), of the De­partment of Seamanship and Navigation, U. S. Naval Academy. 1958. 92 pages. Illustrated. Paper bound.

Elements of Applied Thermodynamics.......................................................................................... $5.00       ($4.00)

By Professor R. M. Johnston, Captain W. A. Brockett, USN, and Professor A. E. Bock. Third revised edition, 1958. 496 pages. Illustrated.

Geography and National Power.................................................................................................... $2.50       ($2.00)

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The Hunters and the Hunted....................................................................................................... $3.50       ($2.63)

By Rear Admiral Aldo Cocchia, Italian Navy (Reserve). 1958. 184 pages. Photographs and diagrams.

Introduction to Marine Engineering.............................................................................................. $5.50       ($4.40)

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Naval Leadership......................................................................................................................... $3.50       ($2.80)

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By George Fielding Eliot. 1958. 126 pages.

Welcome Aboard........................................................................................................................... $3.50       ($2.63)

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Admiral De Grasse and             American Independence.............................................................. $5.00       ($3.75)

By Professor Charles L. Lewis, U. S. Naval Academy. 1945. 404 pages. Illustrated.

The Dardanelles Expedition................................................................................................... $3.00.. ($2.40)

By Captain W. D. Puleston, USN. 1927. 172 pages. Illustrated.

David Glasgow Farragut

By Professor Charles L. Lewis, U. S. Naval Academy.

Vol. I, Admiral in the Making. 1941, 386 pages. Illustrated............................................... $3.75 ($2.82)

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Der Seekrieg, The German Navy’s Story 1939-1945                                                            $5.00 ($3.75)

By Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge, German Navy. 1957. 462 pages. 43 photographs. 19 charts.

Garde D’Haiti 1915-1934: Twenty Years of Organization and Training by the

United States Marine Corps................................................................................................... $4.50.. ($3.38)

Compiled by J. H. McCrocklin. 1957. 278 pages. 42 photographs.

A History of Naval Tactics from 1530 to 1930                       ............................................. $6.50       ($4.88)

The Evolution of Tactical Maxims. By Rear Admiral S. S. Robison, USN (Ret.), and Mary L. Robison. 1942. 892 pages. Illustrated.

The Italian Navy in World War II.......................................................................................... $5.75.. ($4.32)

By Commander Marc' Antonio Bragadin. 1957. 398 pages. 121 photographs. 17 diagrams.

John Paul Jones: Fighter for Freedom and Glory................................................................... $6.00.. ($4.50)

By Lincoln Lorenz. 1943. 868 pages. Illustrated.

Lion Six.................................................................................................................................. $2.50.. ($1.88)

By Captain D. Harry Hammer, USNR. The story of the building of the great Naval Operat­ing Base at Guam. 1947. 125 pages. Illustrated.

A Long Line of Ships.............................................................................................................. $5.00.. ($3.75)

By Lieutenant Commander Arnold S. Lott, USN. Mare Island Centennial Volume. 1954. 268 pages. Illustrated.

Matthew Fontaine Maury...................................................................................................... $3.00.. ($2.25)

By Professor Charles L. Lewis, U. S. Naval Academy. 1927. 264 pages. Illustrated.

By Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya, former Imperial Japanese Navy. Edited by Roger l’ineau and Clarke Kawakami. 1955. 292 pages. Illustrated.

Midway, The Battle That Doomed Japan, The   Japanese Navy’s Story .                           .  $4.50   ($3.38)

Round-Shot to Rockets........................................................................................................ $3.00        ($2.25)

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The Sea War in Korea........................................................................................................ $6.00 ($4.50)

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Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors 1924-1950 ....................................... $10.00 ($8.00)

Compiled by Keith Frazier Somerville and Harriotte W. B. Smith. 1952. 640 pages. Illus­trated.

Sons of Gunboats................................................................................................................ $2.75 ($2.07)

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By Malcolm F. Willoughby, 1957. 346 pages. 200 photographs. 27 charts.

United States Destroyer Operations in World War II...................................................... $10.00      ($7.50)

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By Theodore Roscoe. 1949. 577 pages. Illustrated.

Special price—2 volume set: Destroyer and Submarine books (listed above) $15.00 ($11.25)

We Build a Navy................................................................................................................. $2.75 ($2.07)

By Lieutenant Commander H. H. Frost, USN. A vivid and dramatic narrative of our early Navy. 1929. 517 pages. Illustrated.

Yankee Mining Squadron.................................................................................................... $1.50 ($1.20)

By Captain R. R. Belknap, USN. 1920. 110 pages. Illustrated.

ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (See also 1958-1959 list)

Fundamentals of Construction and Stability of Naval Ships .                        . Temporarily out of stock.

By Professor Thomas C. Gillmer, U. S. Naval Academy. 1956. 370 pages. 167 figures.