"Take Care of Your Men"

By S. A. Swarztrauber, Lieutenant Command, U.S. Navy
December 1963
These are but a few of the administrative blunders which can cause “walking wounded” casualties in the paper war.

Lion in the East

By Ben W. Blee, Captain, U. S. Navy
December 1963
England was what England seems, An’ not the England of our dreams. But only putty, brass, an' paint, Ow quick we'd drop 'er! But she ain't!

P. G. School

By Frank H. Featherston, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy
December 1963
Science and technology have advanced at an incredible rate in the past half century, and naval officers are advancing apace, thanks, to the Postgraduate School.

The Cruise of the Macedonian

By Robert E. Johnson
December 1963
The following selection, taken from Chapter 2 of that book, describes the cruise of the first American warship on the Pacific Station.
Spinning a Yarn

The Case for Contributory Retirement

By J. G. Carl, Commander, U. S. Navy
December 1963
Very few subjects can score a simultaneous direct hit on the military mans pride, prejudices, and pocketbook. The military retirement system is one.

Comment and Discussion

December 1963
This html article is produced from an uncorrected text file through optical character recognition. Prior to 1940 articles all text has been corrected, but from 1940 to the present most ...

Notable Naval Books of 1963

By Robert M. Langdon
December 1963
Two extra-sized volumes take the lead as the most attractive naval books of 1963. The first of these, Men, Ships, and the Sea (National Geographic Society, $9.85) consists of more ...

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