Italian Naval Assault Craft in Two World Wars

By Vice Admiral Virgilio Spigai, Italian Navy
March 1965
By forsaking all naval missions other than the raiding of ports and the sinking of enemy vessels, the Italians developed a variety of unorthodox weapons and a unique body of ...

The Changing Climate in Federal Labor Relations

By Commander Chantee Lewis, USN
March 1965
On 17 January 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988 which bears the impressive title, “Employee- Management Co-operation in the Federal Service.” The Order became operationally effective on ...

Command Money Management

By Lieutenant (j.g.) Robert T. Guyton, SC, U. S. Navy
March 1965
The author thinks the new “fixed-cost concept” will wipe out these and other built-in inflation guarantees that plague the present budgetary system.

Gunboats in the River War, 1861-1865 (Pictorial)

By Lt. (j.g.) John C. Roberts, USN, and Lt. (j.g.) Richard H. Webber, USNR
March 1965
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Comment and Discussion

March 1965
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Book Reviews and Book List

March 1965
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USS Mars, Sacramento, Walke

Combat Store Ships

by Captain Bernard A. Lienhard, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer, USS Sylvania (AFS-2)
March 1965
September and October 1964 marked the beginning of a new era in mobile logistic support of fleet operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The USS Mars (AFS-l) deployed ...

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