At Full Stretch

by Vice Admiral B. B. Schofield, Royal Navy (Retired)
April 1965
The Royal Navy finds its thin line of warships stretched further and further by a policy of retrenchment at Whitehall and increased commitments abroad.

National Policy in the War of Wills

by Lieutenant Colonel Richard C. Bowman, U. S. Air Force & Illustrations by William A. Berry
April 1965
Looking at the international scene of vast military confrontations, the scholar tries to assume his traditional detached perspective. He calculates national interests and relative power and often tries to show ...

Farewell to "Spads"

by Lt. Cdr. A. Dodge McFall, USN
April 1965
The announcement in 1964 by the Secretary of Defense that A-1 (AD) Skyraiders would replace T-28s and B-26s in South Vietnam confirms the fact that the propeller-driven Skyraider, after 20 ...

Capture at Sea in Perspective

by Commander C. G. Phillips, U.S. Navy
April 1965
A naval officer overhearing the terms “capture at sea,” “prize,” or “boarding party” in a wardroom today would assume that his shipmates were discussing some historical event or tactic. Capture ...

Officer Appraisal in the Armed Forces

By Major Harold L. Jones, U. S. Air Force, Captain James L. Keating, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve & Lieutenant Commander George Postich, SC, U. S. Navy
April 1965
As technical instruments, the current military performance appraisal systems are no worse than the rating scales used in varied sectors of industry and education. But our concern is not with ...

The Mothball Fleet (Pictorial)

by Harold E. Switzer and Lt. George R. Kolbenschlag, USN
April 1965
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Comment and Discussion

April 1965
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Book Reviews and Book List

April 1965
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When the Navy Fought the Indians

By Truman R. Strobridge
April 1965
…down came the Indians, like so many demons, tearing through the bushes and filling the air with frightful yells…At this point the fate of Seattle hung by a thread.

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