USS Downes (DD-375) and USS Cassin (DD-372) in Drydock One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, soon after the end of the Japanese air attack, 7 December 1941

Up From Ashes—The Saga Of Cassin And Downes

By Commander John D. Alden, U. S. Navy
January 1961
On 7 December 1941, Downes, Cassin, and the battleship Pennsylvania were in drydock in Pearl Harbor undergoing extensive repairs. Downes and Cassin were wrecked seemingly beyond repair and were reported ...

A New U. S. Military Philosophy

By Lt. Col. C. M. Fergusson, Jr., USA
January 1961
American military philosophy, it seems clear, has been changing with spectacular rapidity. One reason for this change is, of course, the advent of missiles, nuclear weapons, and other less publicized ...

Soviet Naval Aviation

By Cdr. Edward L. Barker, USNR
January 1961
“Armed with powerful weapons and recent technology, the Navy of the U.S.S.R. has become a completely modern navy. It is capable of solving any problem put to it and can ...

Assumption of Responsibility - Essence of Command

By Capt. W. P. Mack, USN
January 1961
In 1950 the American-owned Isbrandtsen Steamship Line was engaged in trading along the China Coast and in entering certain Chinese Communist-held ports. The Chinese Nationalist Navy was attempting to prevent ...

Sweden: Neutralism Or Neutrality?

By Mr. Charles O. Lerche
January 1961
Among the many bewildering aspects of ..the cold war era has been Sweden’s stand on the East-West struggle. Americans have found it difficult to comprehend how a nation like the ...

Oceanography: The Need And The Promise

By Everett S. Allen
January 1961
Mankind’s future depends upon the sea, which covers three-fourths of the earth’s surface and contains the answers to most of humanity’s pressing problems. By comparison with the immediate importance of ...

The Merchant Marine And National Security

By Capt. Arnold F. Schade, USN
January 1961
No discussion of U. S. sea power is complete unless the Merchant Marine is included. Not only is a sound Merchant Marine necessary to support the military and national effort ...

The Battle of Mylae

By John J. Putman
January 1961
“Nor let it be thought in any manner strange, if. . . when speaking of the states that are chiefly celebrated in the world, I should look back to ages ...

Fishing Vessels Around The World (Pictorial)

By Dayton L. Alverson*
January 1961
The 1958 fisheries statistical bulletin of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations reported in excess of one million fishing vessels operating throughout the world. This report, which ...

Comment and Discussion

January 1961
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Book Reviews

January 1961
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Professional Notes

January 1961
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Phantom of the Carrier Fleet

By Joseph E. Oglesbey, Senior Chief Journalist, U. S. Navy
January 1961
Carrier air power is being bolstered strongly by the McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II fighter, now operational. This remarkable plane drew more attention before reaching the Fleet than most aircraft do ...

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