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The Education of a Navy
By D. M. Schurman. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1965. 213 pages. $5.50.
REVIEWED BY
Captain Neville T. Kirk,
U. S. Naval Reserve
(■Captain Kirk is Professor of History in the English, History, and Government Department of the U. S. Naval Academy.)
With this study of the six major naval historians who dominated the period between the American Civil War and World War I, Dr. Schurman, Associate Professor of History at Canada’s Royal Military College, has introduced a new dimension in historiography. Within the compass of some 200 pages, he has been the first person to produce a unified examination of modern naval historical writing. And, while he focuses principally on the giants of the era—the Colombs, Mahan, Laughton, Richmond, and Corbett—their less well known contemporaries are continually captured in illuminating flashes by the author’s crisp and graceful prose.
As his point of departure, Dr. Schurman selects the watershed of the mid-1860s, when traditional narrative annals and chronicles of courage in battle gave place to history written as a subject of practical use to active officers, or as guides to statesmen shaping naval policies, or as clinching documentation of naval programs urged on British and American voters. Changing technology underlay this transformation of naval history.
In England, for example, the public had become convinced that the steamship had “conquered the Channel” with the result that the Royal Navy was displaced by the Army and seacoast fortifications as the country’s principal defense against invasion. The American Civil War also sharpened debate on British defense policies, for possible involvement in the war following the Trent crisis and the Alabama controversy raised the question of Canada’s security.
In these circumstances the occasion called forth the man who may be considered to be the first of modern naval historians: retired Royal Marine Captain John C. R. Colomb. In books, articles, and lectures, beginning in 1867, Captain Colomb reiterated Britain’s traditional strategy, based on naval command of home waters, on overseas bases, and on world trade protected by naval forces served by those bases. John’s flag officer brother, Vice-Admiral Sir Philip Colomb, then proceeded to document the validity of naval- centered defense by appeal to experience. His stream of articles on the development of British maritime power, as Dr. Schurman writes, “made history respectable among practical sailors.” It also quickened interest in the subject of a hitherto inconspicuous commander in the U. S. Navy, Alfred Thayer Mahan.
Set with perceptiveness in the context of his time, Mahan is given due recognition for his pioneer work in identifying naval warfare with national policies and in recasting naval history as sea pressure rather than sea battles. So, too, his achievement in first shaping the pattern of correct strategic thinking for naval officers. But Mahan is also subjected to intelligent criticism, directed principally at his rigidity as a strategist and at his seeming inability to grasp the subtleties of shifting objectives in warfare.
Since Mahan and the Colombs wrote largely from contemporary literature, naval history in the late 19 th century retained a pragmatic, even a propagandistic tone which limited its acceptance by academic historians who already were committed to the canons of meticulous documentation now so familiar. It was the distinction of John Knox Laughton, British meteorologist, mathematician, naval instructor, and university professor, to “send naval history to the manuscripts.” Beginning in 1874, when he gave his paper “The Scientific Study of Naval History” at the Royal United Service Institution, Laughton labored unceasingly and prodigiously to make archival materials available to historians and to naval officers. For the latter, too, he helped found the Navy Records Society, whose well-known volumes of documents have now appeared continuously for nearly 7 5 years.
Dr. Schurman’s sixth chapter, entitled “Historian in Uniform,” contains far and away the best brief appreciation of that versatile admiral, the late Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond who, while holding commands afloat, produced what is probably the most scholarly of all naval historical works, the three-volume The Navy in the War of 1739-1748. And, too, we have naval history at its most sophisticated level in his Statesmen and Sea Power, a study of the interrelationship of naval policy and national policy in British history.
Sir Julian Corbett, whose magisterial volumes march majestically through much of British naval history, receives sympathetic consideration in Dr. Schurman’s closing pages. The strategic theories of this professional writer, which rejected “one big battle” and “annihilation of the enemy fleet” as overriding objectives, were frequently charged, between 1920 and 1939, with having diminished the “Nelsonian spirit” in the Royal Navy on crucial occasions of the First World War, such as the Battle of Jutland. Perhaps World War II has provided a correction of this view, for Corbett would undoubtedly have commended the command decisions of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. And, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, after Midway, would have enthusiastically endorsed Corbett.
The Engine Powered Vessel
By William Avery Baker. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1965. 268 pages. Illustrated. $14.95.
Reviewed by
Commander, John Alden,
U. S. Navy (Retired) .
{Commander Alden, a former Engineering Duty Officer, has served at several shipyards and in the Bureau of Ships. He is author of the destroyer history Flush Decks and Four Pipes published by the Naval Institute.)
This meticulous and beautifully illustrated volume is a pleasure for any ship lover to browse through. It is the sort of book one can dip into at random with the certainty that interest will be kindled wherever the eye happens to turn. The work of many hands, the book was designed in Sweden, printed in Holland, and published in the United States. Mr. Baker shared the duties of supervising editor with Bengt Kihlberg of the Tre Tryc- kare firm, who also served as art director.
The Engine Powered Vessel attempts to trace the development of mechanical propulsion from earliest references to paddle wheeled craft driven by man or animal power, through various proposals and abortive experiments, to Jouffroy’s steam-powered Pyroscaphe, which actually operated on the Saone River at Lyons, France, in 1783, and thence to the present. By the end of the volume the reader has been introduced to nuclear power, gas turbines, hydrofoils, and ground effect machines. In between he will have met 98 ships ranging from the familiar Savannahs, Great Eastern, and United States to the obscure John Bowes, Gliickauf, and Dyvi Anglia, whose stories demonstrate key steps in the evolution of maritime transportation.
While the book does, in a general way, trace the chronological development of power- driven merchant ships, Mr. Baker points out in the Preface, “a ‘first’ in a given field is not necessarily the significant item.” The question of significance is thus a matter of the editors’ choice, with which many readers might take exception. Most of the truly famous individual ships are mentioned. Completely omitted are descriptions of the government subsidized mass shipbuilding programs which produced such classes as the “Hog
The trunk ship, invented by Messrs. Ropner & Son, Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees, was an ocean-going ship type in favor at the end of the nineteenth century that was especially suitable for the carriage of bulk cargoes. Its particular feature, a trunk connecting forecastle, bridge, and poop, acted as a feeder to the main holds, provided an elevated platform on which to locate the cargo hatches, and served as a fore-and-aft access for the crew. The breadth of the trunk was about half that of the ship; the deck space outboard could be used for timber cargo. When constructed by Messrs. James Laing&Son, Ltd., Sunderland, the trunk ship oscar ii was Sweden’s largest merchant ship and one of the first ships of her size to be ordered built by a Swedish ship owner. The normal practice was to purchase second-hand tonnage.
A single-screw, single-deck ship oscar ii had the typical plumb stem and elliptical counter stern of her day. The top of the trunk connecting her forecastle, bridge, and very short poop was parallel to her keel although on some ships it followed the sheer of the deck. Accommodations were provided in the forecastle and amidships for a total complement of 28. Below deck her full-length double bottom was fitted to carry water ballast and the capacity of her four holds was 262,273 cu. ft. (7438 m*). For handling cargo she had 16 booms mounted on eight pairs of short kingposts; the gear was worked by steam winches. Her two masts served only to support emergency sails.
The North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company, Ltd., of Sunderland furnished the triple-expansion engines and Scotch boilers installed in oscar it. The engines
100.0 x 9.0 x 7.0 feet 30,480 x 2,743 x 2,134 m
The steam yacht turbinia was the first vessel to be propelled by steam turbine machinery. Although relatively high speeds had been achieved by torpedo boats powered with reciprocating engines there was a limit to the speeds attainable within given weight and strength limitations. The breaking of connecting rods when operating at full power had caused severe damage. Sir Charles A' Parsons introduced in 1884 his steam turbine which had only rotating parts and in 1894 his company built turbinia to test a marine application of this turbine. A 6 ft.
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(1,829 m) model driven by rubber bands was tested to determine the power requirements of the full-size vessel. With a single shaft arrangement the highest speed was 19.75 knots (36,71 km/hr.) and a three-shaft arrangement was finally adopted. Steam at 155 p.s.i. (10,898 kg/cm*) drove a high-pressure turbine on the starboard shaft, passed to the intermediate-pressure unit on the port shaft, and then to the low-pressure in the middle, exhausting from there to the condensers. A small reverse turbine was included on the low-pressure shaft. As these turbines were direct-drive units it was found that at high r.p.m. a continued
The Engine Powered Vessel is lavishly illustrated with 22 5 drawings, some integrated with the text, as shown at the top of the page, and some full-page (10 by 10J inch) drawings, like that of the Oscar II, above. She was a single-screw, bulk cargo ship with emergency sails, built in 1896. Classified as a "trunk ship” because of the trunk connecting her forecastle, bridge, and poop, she was 348§ feet long, 3,552 gross tons, had triple-expansion engines.
Islanders” of World War I and the standard designs of the U. S. Maritime Administration. Even the Liberty ship is covered by only a single reference to a ship known as the Tomini, actually the third name of the vessel launched as the George L. Baker, but otherwise quite undistinguished.
This matter of incomplete coverage is a serious drawback to the usefulness of the book as a reference work, although its index is adequate to locate references to topics and ships covered by the text. Despite the sweeping nature of the title, nothing is included on fishing vessels of any kind, even of whale factory ships. Nor has any attempt been made to describe those propulsion plant developments which originated in warships. The few pages of tables of merchant tonnage from 1890 to 1964 are so sketchy and incomplete as to be of little or no practical use. Freaks and oddities have been mostly omitted, although a few such as the twin hulled Castalia of 1874, and the Bessemer, which was fitted with a hydraulically controlled swinging saloon to counteract ship motion, are mentioned.
While the illustrations are always a pleasure to behold, the layout of text is somewhat disconcerting even after the reader learns what to expect. On most pages there are two parallel columns of text describing separate and unrelated ships, the wider column in considerable detail; the other, in smaller type, in a more sketchy fashion. This, unfortunately, requires considerable flipping of pages back and forth to avoid confusing one ship with another. Small silhouettes and sketches are interspersed with the smaller column of text in such a way that it is not always clear which illustration goes with what text. References are also made to larger illustrations consisting of detailed profiles, often in color, printed on fine white laid paper and grouped in sections alternating with every ten pages of descriptive matter. The latter pages are printed on heavy paper of a gray color.
Variant spellings of a ship’s name on different pages (e.g., Waxholm and Vaxholm) are a minor annoyance. More difficulty is presented in the numerous sketches of technical features such as feathering paddle wheels, return tube boilers, model towing basins, and the like, which are scattered throughout the text. These in general suffer from inadequate explanation of function and of detail. It is particularly unfortunate that many of these deficiencies could not have been eliminated from this work, as they appeared earlier in a companion volume on sailing vessels, The Lore of Ships (1963).
Perhaps the strongest point about this book is its inclusion of many unglamorous and little-known workhorse types from waterways all over Europe and the United States. These river craft, lakers, and coasters are a more important part of the marine transportation picture than is commonly realized, and they well deserve the rescue from obscurity afforded by this volume.
As a sampler of the field it is intended to cover, The Engine Powered Vessel is unexcelled; but an encyclopedia it is not.
The Bloody Battle for Suribachi
By Richard Wheeler. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1965. 148 pages. Illustrated. $5.95.
REVIEWED BY
Major General R. E. Cushman, Jr.,
U. S. Marine Corps
(General Cushman served as an infantry battalion commander during World War II, seeing combat on Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. He is now Commanding General of the newly formed Fifth Marine Division and of the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California.)
This short but stirring volume is an eyewitness account, at the squad and platoon levels, of battle of the most difficult and dangerous type: an amphibious assault against a fortified position. Particularly effective and telling are the descriptions from the individual’s view of human emotions under the constant fear of instant death, and of human actions under the requirement to move forward into danger and destroy the enemy. Taken in this light, the book is a microcosm of all warfare in every age—a study of the warrior at work in his man-made hell.
More specifically, this book treats one part of one battle. It sketches out the major plans and shows by map the progress of the entire struggle for Iwo Jima, but then concentrates on five days of intensive combat by one platoon in its struggle to reach the top of Mount Suribachi. It was this platoon which first raised the flag on that summit. A second flag
The invasion of Iwo Jima and the assault on Suribachi as photographed by Marine Louis R. Lowery illustrate The Bloody Battle for Suribachi. This photo shows the first American flag raised over the still-uncon- quered summit. The second flag raising was immortalized by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Louis R. Lowery
raising provided the opportunity for the historic picture which was to become famous throughout the world. The author does not take excessive issue with this quirk of photographic fate, but merely sets the historical record straight.
The character of every man in the platoon is developed briefly and his fortunes are followed throughout the action and later. It is significant that only four survived the battle unscathed, 42 being killed or wounded, yet victory was attained. This is attributed by the author to the training and discipline of the Marine Corps.
This is not one of those post-war novels inveighing against the “Brass,” but an authentic and exciting account, by a rifleman participant turned author, of one of the fiercest small unit actions ever recorded. I recommend it highly to all combat leaders as an accurate description of the mental and physical problems of the individual fighting man who has reached that ultimate exposed position known as the “front line,” and who must move forward with only his rifle and bayonet to protect him against an enemy who has suddenly changed from the abstract to a most personal and individual threat.
Undersea Victory
By Captain W. J. Holmes, U. S. Navy (Retired). New York: Doubleday, 1966. 505 pages. $7.50.
REVIEWED BY
Captain M. G. Bayne, U. S. Navy
{Captain Bayne made three submarine war patrols in the Pacific during World War II. He is currently Commander Submarine Flotilla Eight and Commander Task Force 69 in the Mediterranean.)
The first impression of this significant work will be that it has all been done before.
That is true; it has, but not quite in this way. All the familiar scenes are retold: from Lieutenant Commander Elton W. Grenfell’s torpedoing of the first combatant ship ever to be sunk by a U. S. submarine on 27
January 1942, to the destruction in the war’s closing days of Coastal Defense Vessels No. 13 and No. 47, the last Japanese ships to be sunk by a U. S. submarine.
Using a comparative style, which constantly measures U. S. submarine problems and successes against Japanese submarine problems and successes during the same time frame, Captain Holmes has developed a penetratingly objective answer to his implied question of why, starting with nearly equal submarine forces, was the U. S. undersea campaign so successful, and the Japanese effort, ultimately, so poor?
There are many answers, and they are all explored. The basic differences in the philosophy of employment of submarine forces, the flexibility of U. S. planning and the rigidity of Japanese, the difference in technical assets (although it is clearly demonstrated that U. S. torpedo performance in the early days was not a U. S. advantage), the varying emphasis on antisubmarine warfare, and the broad differences in industrial capacities of the two countries, are all discussed and interwoven into their proper place in time. Cumulatively, they spelled success for the United States and failure for Japan.
A submariner reading this book will feel at home with well known names and legends of World War II—Lockwood, English, Fife, Christie; Warder and Seawolf (SS-197), Ram- age and Parc he (SS-384), Street and Tirante (SS-420), Grider and Flasher (SS-249), Fluckey and Barb (SS-220), and the classic discussions between the technical bureau and “the operators” concerning torpedo performance. But, what may be new, and very significant, is the insight provided into the astoundingly good Japanese torpedo performance early in the war: the month-by-month account of the results of the Japanese effort, its peak, and its rapid decline into Kaiten frustration toward the end.
Captain Holmes’ research is noteworthy. It provides an accurate assessment of damage from both U. S. and Japanese sources. Coming forth clearly is the truism that objective operational intelligence and accurate batde damage assessment are two of the most difficult, and at times crucial, factors in war. Equally true is the summation that a successful undersea campaign is not waged only because of the submarines, but is a result of all the forces at play. These include air strikes against combatants, effective weapons, timely logistic planning, and accurate understanding of the enemy’s intention.
In some parts of the book the chronological account of the war tends toward straight factual reporting of who sank whom, and as such is not light reading by any means. Interspersed throughout, however, are delightful bits of prose which make the catalogue of events palatable.
An example worth repeating to anyone who has gone to sea is the word picture of the Gudgeon (SS-211) before her first dive at the war’s beginning:
The little ship was wallowing along at about ten knots, in a beam sea, and over the deck the waves broke as they must have on desolate and primitive rocks for eons before the surface of the Pacific Ocean was disturbed by manmade turbulence. The swells, still black with night, came rolling out of the murk, reaching up against the hull to send a splatter of spray against the conning tower fairwater. Above, high-piled cumulus masked the sky, and only an occasional star peeped through as the clouds hurried by. Alone on the bridge, the submarine dwarfed by the sky and the dark expanse of ocean stretching beyond his vision, Grenfell had a feeling of primeval loneliness, as though he were the only man left in the world alive, and everything was as cold and unfriendly as the dark depths of the ocean into which he was about to retreat.
This is good sea-going prose, and there is enough of it to sparkle throughout, in between the necessary facts which form the main body of a work such as this.
What is Captain Holmes’ answer to his basic question? He suggests in the end that Japan lost the war because of the fatal error of beginning it. Before he arrives at this seemingly simple summation, Captain Holmes raises many thoughts and suggests areas for much study in this business of the use of undersea forces.
This is a worthwhile book, highly recommended to those who would gain valuable insight into the conflict in the depths of the Pacific Ocean between December 1941 and August 1945.
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Professional Reading
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Allenby of Arabia
Brian Gardner. New York: Coward-McCann, 1966. 314 pp. Illus. $6.50.
r, A young British historian’s biography of General Sir Edmund Allenby, “Lawrence’s General,” who commanded the Allied forces which conquered the Holy Land in World War I. Gardner shows Allenby’s greatest postwar task as High Commissioner of Egypt, whose independence from Britain he championed and achieved.
American Intervention, 1917:
Self-Interest, or Ideals?
Edited by Daniel M. Smith. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1966. 260 pp. $2.25.
An excellent collection of edited source materials dealing primarily with the diplomatic aspects of U. S. attitude toward the belligerents in the 1914-1917 era and with U. S. entry into World War I. All or portions of some 80 documents, speeches, memoirs, and commentaries are presented; also contains a useful “Guide to Further Reading.”
1965 Annual Report, Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 127 pp. Illus. 45<jt.
The Anzus Treaty Alliance
J. G. Starke. London: Cambridge University Press, 1966. 316 pp. $12.50.
An Australian study showing that nuclear weapons have provided the Australian-New Zealand-United States Treaty of 1951 the character of a deterrent alliance quite beyond its original purpose of regional defense. This work compares ANZUS with NATO and SEATO, and recommends revisions to meet modern developments.
Beginnings of The Cold War
Alartin F. Herz. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1966. 224 pp. $4.95.
The diplomatic story of the early months of 1945 when the Western Allies began to be disaffected with the Soviet Union. The author, an American historian,
bases this informed and objective account on all available documentary sources. Several popular misconceptions are set straight.
Chinese Warlord:
The Career of Feng Yii-Hsiang
James E. Sheridan. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1966. 386 pp. $10.00.
A full-length, heavily documented study of one of the major warlords of modern China. Feng’s remarkable career as a powerful military force in the post-1912 to 1930 period was closely associated with China’s intense inner strife which saw the emergence of Chiang Kai-shek as the embodiment of Chinese nationalism.
Communist China in World Politics
Harold C. Hinton. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1966. 527 pp. $10.50.
A leading American authority on modern China sets forth one of the most detailed, well-balanced, and authoritative accounts available on the Communist China as a world power.
Containing The Arms Race:
Some Specific Proposals
Jeremv J. Stone. Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press' 1966. 254 pp. $6.95.
An American mathematician, with a respected reputation as a leading arms-control analyst, deals cogently with the arms control problems associated with specific proposals. This brief but highly documented study consists of five chapters: two on bombers, and one each on missile defense, missile reduction, and limitation of strategic force levels. Each of the chapters puts forth a policy suggestion and the arguments for it but leaves the reader with sufficient decisionmaking latitude for himself.
Defense Industry Diversification,
An Analysis with 12 Case Studies
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 334 pp. Illus. $2.25.
A major study prepared for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency consisting of case studies showing the defense industry’s experience in diversifying from defense to non-defense markets. Major emphasis is placed on the marketing and management decisionmaking aspects of the problem. Consists of two parts: an analysis of the specific cases or experiences examined and the cases themselves.
The Devil’s Brigade
Robert H. Adleman and Colonel George Walton, U. S. Army (Retired). Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1966. 259 pp. Illus. $4.95.
The fast-moving story of the direct ancestor of the “Green Berets” of Vietnam fame. The First Special Service Force was raised, trained, and fought under joint U. S. and Canadian auspices in World War II. Its members became killers, marchers, and climbers of fanatical skill and endurance.
The French Army in Politics 1945-1962
John Steward Ambler. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1966. 427 pp. $6.50.
An American political scientist’s detailed and documented analysis of the problem of the civil control that is exercised over the French military establishment, or, conversely, of the threat that French military politics poses to the civilian military regime. Introductory sections trace quickly the history of the problem from Napoleonic days to 1940.
Government Resources Available for Foreign Affairs Research
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 56 pp. 25£
A directory of Governmental facilities and a bibliography of Government resources available for research on foreign affairs; designed primarily for the private scholar working in this broad field.
The International Book of Catamarans and Trimarans
Compiled and edited by Captain Edward F. Cotter, U. S. Coast Guard. New York: Crown, 1966. 175 pp. Illus. $4.95.
A complete treatise on multi-hulled sailing craft, both racing and cruising, put together by 14 authors from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and Ireland; interesting chapters on seakeeping qualities; well illustrated with photographs and plans.
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The Legality of U. S. Participation in the Defense of Viet-Nam
Department of State. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 16 pp. 15fi.
The State Department’s Legal Adviser’s legal memorandum prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concludes that the United States is legally justified in being in Vietnam since South Vietnam is being attacked and has asked for U. S. assistance; also, the United States is committed to such assistance, the Geneva accords have been violated by North Vietnam, and the President is fully authorized to employ U. S. forces in the defense of South Vietnam. A reprint from the State Department Bulletin.
The Making of a Coast Guard Officer
Joseph Henry Hughes, Jr. New York: Philosophical Library, 1966. 412 pp. $5.95.
This account of the life and death of a recent Coast Guard Academy graduate, written by his father, provides “insight into the problems involved in a young man’s growing up in today’s America.”
Marines in Lebanon 1958
Jack Shulimson. Washington, D. C.: Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps, 1966. 50 pp. Illus. Available on request.
This “USMC Historical Reference Pamphlet” is a brief, well-documented, carefully presented study of the Marine Corps in the Lebanese crisis from July to October 1958. The author has had complete access to many Defense and State Department records and to comments and interviews with key participants.
The Merchant Marine Act, 1936,
The Shipping Act, 1916, and Related Acts
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 288 pp. 70fL
The texts of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the Shipping Act of 1916, and related acts as amended through the first session of the 89th Congress.
Napoleon’s Marshals
R. F. Delderfield. Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Books, 1966. 242 pp. Illus. $5.95.
The military careers of Napoleon Bonaparte’s 26 marshals are recorded in this well-researched, well- written volume by a British historian-novelist.
Nationalism and Revolution in the Arab World
Hisham B. Sharabi. Princeton, N. J.: Van Nostrand, 1966. 176 pp. $1.50.
A careful study of the three basic governmental systems that have evolved in the Arab world since the close of World War II: the monarchial, the republican multipartite, and the revolutionary single-party systems; contains documents and bibliography.
Naval Architecture
R. Munro-Smith. Tuckahoe, N. Y.: de Graff, 1966. 120 pp. Illus. $3.95.
A leading British ship designer and shipbuilding manager’s brief, technical summary of the basic elements of naval architecture. Also presented are worked problems and typical examination questions which should be most useful to introductory studies of the subject.
Naval War Games
Donald F. Feather stone. London: Stanley Paul, 1965 (U. S. A. distribution by Sportshelf, New Rochelle, N. Y.) 222 pp. Illus. $5.75.
The British author of War Games (1962) has prepared this how-to-do-it hobby book which does for sea battles with model ships what model soldiers have done “for centuries . . . for Kings and Generals . . . and for boys from nine to ninety years of age.”
North Atlantic Arena:
Water Transport in the World Order
Charles C. Colby. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1966. 253 pp. $7.50.
A leading American geographer provides an historical view of the development of ocean trade and transportation, with special focus on the Rhine Valley and its Atlantic outlets. This unique compilation constitutes a valuable contribution to economic geography, world history, and the socio-political revelance of transportation and communication.
The Observer’s Book of Aircraft
William Green. London: Frederick Warne, 1966. 288 pp. Illus. $1.25.
A leading British aviation authority’s latest edition of a minute handbook consisting of photos, three-view drawings, and essential details on more than 150 contemporary world aircraft; an excellent buy and invaluable pocket-size source.
The Physical Geography of the Oceans
Charles H. Cotter. New York: American Elsevier, 1965. 317 pp. Illus. $7.00.
A British geographer’s concise introduction to oceanography. Discusses lucidly the basic elements of the science of oceanography and reviews the instruments available to the oceanographer; presents a brief summary of oceanographic research to date.
The Ragged, Rugged Warriors
Martin Caidin. New York: Dutton, 1966. 384 pp. Illus. $6.95.
A prolific American aviation writer’s fast-moving account of the American, British, Australian, and Chinese airmen who fought in the Pacific area during World War II.
OCEAN SCIENCES
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Compiled by T. H. McGuffie, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1966. 424 pp. Ulus. $8.50.
A British military historian draws on 43 separate sources, many of them obscure, to answer the query, “But what of the soldiers themselves? What kind of lives and deaths did they have?” This book’s theme is the common soldier at peace and war, 1642-1914. Most of the soldiers are British, but Frenchmen, Germans, and Americans are also included.
South Asia and United States Policy
Norman D. Palmer. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1966. 332 pp. $4.25.
A leading American political scientist’s detailed survey of U. S. relations with India and Pakistan during the past two decades; deals with the significant economics, politics, and defense themes and constitutes the best published summary of this area’s recent and current relations with the United States.
Southeast Asia’s Second Front
Arnold C. Brackman. New York: Praeger, 1966. 341 pp. $6.95.
An experienced American journalist’s authoritative views on the power struggle in the Malay Archipelago; an excellent background study to current developments in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Strategic Power and Soviet Foreign Policy
Arnold L. Horclick and Myron Rush. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1966. 225 pp. $5.95.
Two RAND Corporation analysts set forth the interrelation of strategic military power and Soviet foreign policy, following the advent of intercontinental nuclear-tipped missiles which made strategic weapons seem too dangerous to employ militarily but at the same time too dangerous to ignore in international political calculations.
Surface Effect Ships for Ocean Commerce
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 24 pp. Illus. 40fh
A report containing the results of a study of the technological problems involved in developing transoceanic surface effect vehicles capable of supplementing and filling the gaps in the services now afforded by displacement ships and aircraft.
Tracking
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 24 pp. Illus. 15(h
The story of tracking and data acquisition, a major component of the support structure of space flight; explains the vital electronic links between space explorers and earth, and the function of the four general areas of support furnished after the rocket is fired— tracking, telemetry, control, and command.
Treaties in Force
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 322 pp. $1.50.
Consists of a list of treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party and which are carried on the records of the State Department as of 1 January 1966.
The United States and Communist China
William P. Bundy. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 9 pp. 15^.
The text of an address made by the Department of State’s Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs before the students of Pomona College in California on 12 February 1966; a most worthwhile summary.
U. S. Merchant Marine Decorations and Awards
Edited by Irwin A. Abraham. 14911 Evers Street, Dolton, Illinois: the author, 1966. 48 pp. Illus. $3.00.
A reference work containing detailed information, descriptions, historical background, citations, and a color chart of all medals and ribbons. Each of the 13 Merchant Marine award sis illustrated.
U. S. Participation in the U. N., Report by the President to the Congress for 1964
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1966. 353 pp. Illus. $1.75.
This 19th annual report covers U. S. participation in the United Nations during 1964. Themes covered are: activities of the United Nations agencies and programs to maintain peace and security, to adjust and settle international disputes, and to co-operate in economic and social development; also deals with U. N. legal, administrative, and financial matters.
Viet-Nam Witness—1953-66
Bernard B. Fall. New York: Praeger, 1966. 363 pp. $6.95.
A leading American authority likens the escalation of the Southeast Asia conflict to a classical Greek tragedy and adds his knowledgeable assessment of the war’s future course. French-born Fall is the author of Street Without Joy (1964) and The Two Viet-Nams (1963).
Weapons and Tactics
Jac Weller. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1966. 238 pp. Illus. $6.00.
An excellent study of the weapons, tactics, and organization of armies from Hastings to VE-day; includes chapters on U. S. Marine Corps, Russia and satellites, and Red China as well as Western armies. The book emphasizes infantry units and provides several comparative tables.
PERIODICALS
"Alabama at the Cape, 1863”
Alan R. Booth in American Neptune, April 1966.
A well-documented historical study of the Confederate raider Alabama’s visit to Cape Town where she became involved in diplomatic snarls and maritime intrigues.
"Commandant’s Report”
General Wallace M. Greene, Jr., U. S. Marine Corps, in Marine Corps Gazette, May 1966.
The entire statement of the Marine Commandant before the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees early in 1966. General Greene’s fact-filled report on the posture of the Corps reveals Marine operations during the past year, the effect that recent tactical commitments have had on that posture, and the current status of the Corps.
"The Case for Mobilization”
Hanson W. Baldwin in The Reporter, 19 May 1966.
The military analyst for The New York Times argues that the United States must give serious consideration to reserve and National Guard units if we are to prosecute vigorously the Vietnamese War and still be prepared to meet emergencies elsewhere.
"Elements of National Power”
Colonel Amos A. Jordan, Jr., U. S. Army, in Army, April 1966.
A West Point professor of social sciences has written this well-organized analysis which constitutes a refreshing re-statement of what constitutes modern national power.
"Is Britain Still a World Power?”
Alastair Buchan in The Listener, 17 March 1966. pp. 373-375.
A cogent analysis of Britain’s defense policy as seen by the Director of Britain’s Institute of Strategic Studies. Buchan answers the critics who deplore the military cutbacks by taking the view that Britain is simply becoming responsive to the world situation. His major criticism is the “lack of any broad conception of British policy toward Asia.”
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Aboard the USS Monitor: 1862...........................................................
Edited by Prof. R. W. Daly, U. S. Naval Academy. The story of the Union’s first ironclad told through the letters of Paymaster W. F. Keeler, USN, to his wife, Anna. 1964. 278 pages. Maps.
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Almanac of Naval Facts........................................................................
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Amerika Samoa: A Flistory of American Samoa
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Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer:
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David Glasgow Farragut
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Flush Decks and Four Pipes..............................................................................................
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Garde D’Haiti 1915-1934: Twenty Years of Organization
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The Henry Huddleston Rogers Collection of Ship Models................................
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John Paul Jones: Fighter for Freedom and Glory................................................
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John Roach, Maritime Entrepreneur: The
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Lion Six.............................................................................................................................
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A Long Line of Ships........................................................................................................
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My Life.............................................................................................................................
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Thence Round Cape Horn............................................................. $7.50 ($6.00)
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We Build A Navy................................................................................... ($2.20)
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The Hunters and the Hunted......................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
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Air Operations in Naval Warfare Reading Supplement............................................................. $2.00 ($1.60)
Edited by Cdr. W. C. Blattmann, USN. 1957. 185 pages. Paperbound.
Geography and National Power.......................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
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Naval Logistics ........................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)
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The Ships and Aircraft of the U. S. Fleet.............................................................. $3.50 ($2.80)
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The Art of Knotting and Splicing................................................................................................ $5.00 ($4.00)
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Heavy Weather Guide.................................................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)
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Practical Manual of the Compass................................................................................................ $3.60 ($2.88)
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The Bluejackets’ Manual, U. S. Navy......................................................................................... $2.60 ($2.08)
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The Coast Guardsman’s Manual................................................................................................ $4.75 ($3.80)
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Division Officer’s Guide................................................................................ $3.00. ($2.40)
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Elements of Applied Thermodynamics................................................................................. $5.00 ($4.00)
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Marine Fouling and Its Prevention......................................................................................... $10.00 ($8.00)
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Ocean Sciences...................................................................................... $10.00 ($8.00)
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Naval Phraseology..................................................................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
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Russian Conversation and Grammar, 3rd edition, 1960 By Prof. C. P. Lemieux, U. S. Naval Academy
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Russian Supplement to Naval Phraseology............................................................ $4.00 ($3.20)
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The Best of Taste, The Finest Food of Fifteen Nations............................................... $5.00 ($4.00)
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Naval Customs, Traditions, and Usage...................................................................................... $6.50 ($5.20)
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The Sailor’s Wife....................................................................................................................... $1.50 ($1.20)
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Proceedings Cover Paintings
Separate prints, 26 X 22 inches, suitable for framing:
USS Enterprise (June 1962) by C. G. Evers.................................................. $5.00.. ($4.00)
USS Bainbridge (November 1902) by C. G. Evers......................................... $5.00.. ($4.00)
USS Thresher (March 1964) by C. G. Evers.................................................. $5.00.. ($5.00)
(No discount on Thresher prints. All proceeds to Thresher Fund.)
USS Long Beach (August 1964) by C. G. Evers....................................................................... $5.00.. ($4.00)
Flying Cloud (April 1964) by Warren Sheppard........................................................................ $5.00.. ($4.00)
Aristides (April 1965) by Robert Salmon (26 X 21 inches)............................ $5.00.. ($4.00)
USS America (April 1966) by C. G. Evers (18 X Ili/2 inches)................................................... $1.00.. ($1.00)
Complete sets of 12, on 13 X 13-inch mats, for any of the following years:
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 ........................................................................... $2.50.. ($2.00)
Six Frigates of the American Sailing Navy 1776-1825. Sold only as a set. . . . $35.00 ($28.00)
All six renderings carefully researched and authentic to the last detail.
Originals painted by Captain Melbourne Smith, a licensed Master in Sail in Canada. All prints on 18 X 21F$-inch mats in a portfolio with a separate sheet, also suitable for framing, giving specifications for each individual ship and details of her history.
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Prepared in the Department of English, History, and Government, U. S Naval Academy. 1963. 80 pages. Paperbound.
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