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Book Reviews and Book List

October 1967
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Vol. 93/10/776
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British Destroyers, A History of Development, 1892-1953

By Edgar J. March. London: Seeley Ser­vice & Co., Ltd., 1966. 539 pages. 10 guineas (approximately $30.00).

REVIEWED by

Ensign Linton Wells II, U. S. Navy

(Ensign Wells, a recent graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, is a partner in a naval research and data firm, and has had articles published on the subject of warships.)

In British Destroyers 1892-1953, Edgar March has created a volume which must rank as one of the finest naval studies of the Past decade. Working with full Admiralty co-operation, he has traced the development °f the destroyer in the Royal Navy from the 27-knot torpedo boat destroyers of 1892-93 through the Daring-class ships of 1944. The result is fully comparable to the standards set by Dr. Oscar Parkes in his classic British

Battleships.

March begins with a welcome improve­ment over the latter book by including several chapters on shipbuilding methods and termi­nology. Not only is this interesting reading, hut it increases the reader’s appreciation of the remainder of the text.

Each of the 56 classes of ships is considered in remarkable detail, particularly concerning trials performance and engineering char­acteristics. An interesting preface to each chapter is a discussion of the considerations that resulted in the design specifications of the class discussed therein. These give a unique insight into the naval climate of the times as well as providing an explanation for some of the curious features often found on these ships. The trials themselves are well docu­mented, based mainly on numerous excerpts incorporated from contemporary reports. The value of official co-operation here becomes ap­parent, as much of this information has here­tofore been unavilable, and several popular misconceptions are revealed. Perhaps the most prominent one is that the famous Swift

Qf \ 906___ very much like the Lion-class battle

cruisers as Dr. Parkes pointed out—never reached anything close to the phenomenal speeds commonly attributed to her.

The 100 plans and 175 illustrations are excellent, particularly the former. The author has traced the original blueprints and in­cluded them on double foldout pages. A common key simplifies the interpretation and improves the esthetics of the plates.

Service careers of the ships are rather lightly covered; in most instances only the final dispositions are given. In the case of accidental loss, however, most of the cir­cumstances are described quite fully, particu­larly in such important instances as the Cobra and Viper accidents. A chapter touches on combat employments in each of the two World Wars.

The concluding chapters are especially appropriate. They summarize developments in armament, machinery, layout, and finally the ships’ over-all development throughout the years. It is, indeed, difficult not to marvel at the changes that came about in the 60 years

 

British Destroyers is o ne book in an historical series that covers that nation’s de­stroyers from 1892 to 1953 and "will serve as a standard for those who will one day write the story of their navy’s ships.” HMS Fury, shown here laying a smoke screen, was one of the Fear­less or "F”-class destroyers that were part of the 1932 building program.

 

covered by the book and to wonder what strange vessels will appear some day in a sequel to this volume, describing the next half-century of the destroyer’s life.

The ships’ data sections are very com­plete, although the reviewer feels that it would have been more useful to include com­missioning or acceptance dates in addition to, or in lieu of, the launching dates that are ac­tually given.

Perhaps the most fascinating facet of British Destroyers is the wealth of miscellane­ous information it contains. Scattered throughout the book are notes, many of them quoted from documents, on virtually every subject applicable to destroyers. There are the reports of a test on the effects of water depths on trials performance, the efforts of a skipper to save weight, and a recommenda­tion to improve bakery facilities, to name but a few. Although they are not written with the familiarity with which Dr. Parkes de­scribed his beloved battleships, these notes nevertheless add greatly to the interest of the study.

Despite the thoroughness of the treatment, there are two notable omissions. The first is the U. S. four-stackers which, although not British-built, served sufficiently long and well to warrant at least a mention. Secondly, the World War II Emergency Program destroy­ers, that were converted into frigates, are left somewhat at loose ends. Admittedly, complete information on these ships is not readily available for security reasons, but line drawings and more illustrations would have been well within the scope of the work.

In British Destroyers, the Royal Navy has the second volume in a series which, if con­tinued, promises to become the finest possible documentation of a nation’s warships. This book, with British Battleships, will serve as a standard for those who, in the future, will one day write the story of their navy’s ships.

The Uncommon Defense and Congress, 1945-63

By Edward A. Kolodziej. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1966. 550 pages. $7.50.

REVIEWED BY

John J. Ford

(Graduated with honors from George Washington Uni­versity, Mr. Ford served in the U. S. Navy, and was Con­gressional editor for the Army Times Publishing Com­pany. He is a professional staff member of the House Com­mittee on Armed Services, and co-author of The Ram­parts We Watch (7964).)

Edward Kolodziej, who is an assistant pro­fessor of government at the University of Virginia, attempts to determine how well Congress has carried out its Constitutional responsibilities to provide for the common defense in an era when the defense needs have been extraordinary. His method is limited almost solely to an analysis of the annual Defense Department appropriation bills and the hearings and reports of the Appropria­tions Committees of the Senate and the House. The study is a publication of the Mershon Center for Education in National

 

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Security, at Ohio State University, which provided Professor Kolodziej with a fellow­ship for the purpose.

The role of Congress in defense policy is worthy of more attention from scholars, particularly in an era when the philosophic battlelines have often been sharply drawn. Kolodziej’s study is the first to try to survey the whole postwar period. It is also novel to find someone who says Congress should take a greater part in national strategic planning. When a Congressman says that, he is usually lambasted in the press as a hidebound ob­structionist. In short, a book on this subject needs to be written. But Kolodziej has written it badly. And worse, he has written it Incorrectly.

He has all the labored mannerisms of the rigor mortis school of prose style. It is a style much in favor with authors of doctoral theses and other academicians of the publish- or-perish breed. It features windy and impre- C1se sentences, a love of polysyllables, a firm grasp of the superficial thought that bears °n the subject. Its great virtue is that it can make simple thoughts appear weighty and complex, and its author seem very learned. Hs great vice is that it loses the reader’s trust. This is a typical sentence: “The sub­committees are induced to collect only those Pieces and fragments of information that are mimediately relevant to the limited number of power calculations that bear on the achievement of the pinched and attenuated Program goals that they must normally set for themselves.” An endless parade of sen­tences like that cannot help but make one wonder if the author himself knows what he ls talking about. And a man who would in­vent words like “incrementalism” would cheat at Mah-Jongg.

Kolodziej has taken a dramatic period, With dramatic conflicts on great issues and Written a dull book.

His main judgment, repeated over and 0ver, is that decision-making on defense in Congress is hopelessly fragmented and that Congress does not conduct an adequate over­all review of national strategic policy. He says that the organization of Congress is such that it creates incentives which “moti­vate members of Congress to emphasize . . . their personal interests and narrow view­points at the expense of executing Congress’ institutional duties.” The system, he says, encourages Congressmen to avoid conflict over “fundamental and long-range strategic issues that are not likely to result in immedi­ate personal and political gain.”

Kolodziej simply does not prove his point. In fact, as he reviews the whole postwar period, the Congress comes out looking very well in providing for defense needs and seeing future requirements. If anything, it was often ahead of the executive branch in anticipating long-range strategic requirements. If the na­tion was not ready for Korea or the space race or other contingencies, this reviewer submits it was the fault of the whole government, and not just the Congress. Kolodziej criticizes the Congress for not having seen through and re­vised President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s New Look, massive retaliation, defense strategy in the 1950s. But no amount of Congressional reorganization would put the Congress in position to overturn immediately the defense policy of a President having a great popular majority, who happened also to be a general who had recently won the biggest war in history.

Kolodziej ought not to have fallen for the old saw that personal political ambition must necessarily run completely counter to doing good. He is not confronted with political orga­nization there; he is confronted with human nature. The moral dilemma faced by a Congressman who wants to rise to a position of higher power, and also wants to run the country well, is no different than the moral position of a professor who wants sincerely to be a good teacher but who also wants to be head of the department, or the cleric who wants to save souls but would like to do it as a bishop.

By limiting himself to the appropriations committees, Kolodziej has failed to credit properly some of the achievements of Con­gress. To give just one example, the nuclear submarine and the Polaris program would not have become realities nearly as early but for the work of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.

And the simple fact is that Congress engages in prolonged and difficult con­flicts over fundamental, long-range stra­tegic issues, although there is really little if

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any political mileage to be gained by such battling. Few if any re-election votes are to be gained by fighting for a nuclear surface fleet, for example, but fight they do. And that battle is not over.

Finally, Kolodziej’s prescription for change is at best impractical. He advocates the estab­lishment in each house, of a national policy committee, chaired by the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively. The supercommittee would be composed of all committee chairmen, would clear all bills for floor action, and would, presumably, tie everything into national policy needs. It would have not only its own staff but liaison with other committee staffs, giving the Hill a little bureaucracy all its own. In effect, the professor’s proposal would centralize all authority in these two com­mittees, actually killing off what incentive now exists for all other members of Congress to take an interest in national defense. As to just how the Speaker of the House would carry out his duties and have time to develop expertise in all the subjects to be taken up by

the national policy committee, the author does not say.

Kolodziej conceded that “the likelihood that Congress will adopt some or all of [his] proposals is not great.” For once, he has been caught in an understatement.

Corregidor, The Saga of a Fortress

By James H. Belote and William M.

Belote. New York: Harper & Row, 1967

273 pages. $6.95.

REVIEWED BY

Lieutenant Colonel J. E. Greenwood,

U. S. Marine Corps

('Colonel Greenwood taught at the U. S. Naval Academy

from 1954-1957, served with Marine Corps units in

Vietnam in 1965, and is currently Aide-de-Camp to the

Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.)

Twice during World War II, Corregidor was the objective assigned to an assaulting force. After the fall of Bataan, the island be­came the final U. S. stronghold in the Philip­pines, and the Japanese seized it by amphib­ious assault. Less than three years later, the roles were reversed. Corregidor had become a final stronghold for the Japanese, and U. S. Army troops recaptured it with a co-ordinated airborne and amphibious attack.

These two set piece operations are the grist that went into the Belote book. With the battleground as their unifying theme, they have related the stories of these two cam­paigns in a small volume published on the 25th anniversary of Corregidor’s fall. It is a well written, often stirring book that lives up to the claim of careful and extensive research.

The style is essentially journalistic. Both battles are viewed primarily from the perspec­tive of the U. S. forces, and the reader finds himself oriented with the defenders in 1942 and with the assaulting forces in 1945. Throughout, the authors have sought to cap­ture the mood and pulse of the actions. With a series of vignettes, recollections of the par­ticipants, and brief accounts of individual’s experiences, the authors have built their pic­ture of the battles. The technique is good, and they successfully portray much of the hope­lessness, the bravery, the despair, and the dedication that characterized the operations.

Yet all of this, readable as it is, may not en­tirely satisfy the military reader. The placing

°f these two operations in juxtaposition gen­erates an obligation, or at least an invitation, for the authors to draw comparisons and con­clusions about the two parallel campaigns. They have done little to meet this obligation. The reader is left largely to his own devices ar>d often lacks the hard, factual evidence necessary to make the comparisons for him­self. The reader also will find some difficulty m analyzing tactical plans and in evaluating the effectiveness of bombardments, communi­cations and logistics procedures, counter­attack plans, and like subjects, as the au­thors’ purpose was not to treat such matters ln detailed, professional terms.

In balance, however, the book is a good one that will hold the reader’s interest and will entertain him.

Command at Sea

IIy Rear Admiral Harley F. Cope, U. S. Navy (Retired). Revised by Captain How­ard Bucknell, III, U. S. Navy, Annapolis, U- S. Naval Institute, 1966. 3rd Ed. 540 Pages. Appendixes and Index. $6.50.

Reviewed by

Tieutenant Commander William J. More- dock, U. S. Navy

(Commander Moredock served in the USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708), the staff of Escort Squadron Ten, Special Assistant to Chief of Naval Operations, Executive Officer of the USS Robison (DDG-12), and is presently Commanding Officer of the USS Lowe (DER- 325) off Vietnam.)

Whether they be arm chair captains, fledg- llng line ensigns, or commanding officers, few tnen can look at the title of this book without receiving a tingling sensation. Nor will the Repression be lessened after reading the massive amount of information, wit and wis­dom included in its pages.

For some who have read the earlier, second edition of the book, it should be noted that Captain Bucknell has accomplished a signifi­cant revision in this third edition. The book begins with Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Jr.’s “Four Ocean Challenge” foreword, stressing the need for U. S. naval officers who have a command at sea to develop an imagi­native approach to the use of the seas. Cap­tain Bucknell states in the preface ‘ that the comment made on the rules and regulations that govern command at sea are not made on an immodest personal testimonial to unbroken successions of errorless tours in command but are the product of hindsight and experience gained at a price, sometimes painfully. I he reader’s curiosity will be aroused by the mystery surrounding the absence of the story, cited in the preface, of the typhoon ordeal of the USS El Paso (PF-41) in November 1945. No further mention of the incident is found in the book.

The text moves quickly, and quite thor­oughly into the elements of taking command, buttressed by the references and quotes from Navy Regulations and other lesser authorities that make taking command a legal possibility. Sandwiched between discussions, of the legal aspects are the practical and philosophical ele­ments that are useful for all who aspire to command.

Six chapters contain hard information, the awareness of which is the responsibility of every commanding officer. They comprise a legal and practical review of the commanding officer’s position, in placing a ship in com­mission, either re-commissioning or new con­struction; the how-to of joining the Fleet;

practical problems of safety at sea; an over­view of the challenge of serving successfully on active duty with the Fleet, and the challenge of combat operations, with detailed considera­tions ranging from combat attitude to camou­flage painting.

Less glamorous, perhaps, but no less im­portant, are the paragraphs on Administra­tion of the Ship, not in great detail, but broad in scope; and Maintenance of the Ship, which contains many hints that will be espe­cially helpful to the new commanding officer who may not have had a vast experience in shipyard availabilities, dry-docking, or prep­aration for regular overhaul.

The author then takes a legal and person­nel management look at the executive officer, the ship’s officers, and the crew. Reference is made to nearly every Navy program that affects people, from moonlighting and ac­cessibility of the captain, to voting and taxes.

In the area of Navy personnel management, where changes occur at a very rapid rate, the author has managed to tie his comments to basic law and directive in such a way that they should provide a reliable and enduring reference. The reader may not agree with all of the philosophy in these chapters but this does not detract from the usefulness of facts.

Lastly, the chapter on Special Command Attention reviews for the reader many of the real problems the commanding officer faces, problems he must resolve himself. Among other considerations, matters of command dis­cretion, morale, disciplined silence, and com­mand atmosphere, are matters having per­sonal impact on the commanding officer and, therefore, it is only with great effort that he may perceive these matters clearly. Because this chapter is deeply rooted in personal phi­losophy and even personal prejudice, it is prob­ably the most important chapter in the book. It provides the reader with an occasion to re­consider some 15 subjects on which his mind may already be made up, and thereby, it may point to a change which will be both desirable

and acceptable to the reader.

The selection of articles for the appendices is excellent, because they concern matters for which references are difficult to obtain on short notice. Also they contain ideas which most commanding officers will want to review occasionally. Of particular interest is “A Sam­ple Memorandum to Officers on the Captain’s Policies” and “A Sample Statement of the Captain’s Policies for All Hands.” Another selection, impressive as a muzzle blast, concerns “Gunnery Safety Precautions, Their Origin and Necessity.”

Command at Sea has a complete index but the notes are included as a group in the back of the book, and this causes a certain dis­traction in leafing from the front to the back. The title of the book is somewhat misleading, since it would be of little value to other com­mands at sea that are not Navy oriented.

The young officer who looks forward to commanding a Navy ship must be introduced to nearly all the material in this book at one time or another, and for that reason, this one volume becomes “must” reading. The officer in command will always wonder “What am I not doing that I should be doing?” This book will be a valuable basis for resolving this question. To the officer whose sea command is now past, this volume will be a nostalgic reminder of his contribution. To all men who read or refer to it, Command at Sea will repre­sent a goal worthy of man’s best effort.

All officers who read Command at Sea will readily acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Admiral Cope and Captain Bucknell for un­dertaking the ambitious task of codifying the mass of law, fact, opinion, and experience which makes up a command at sea. The im­portance of experience, which leavens the tre­mendous scope of Command at Sea, is stated in Captain Bucknell’s dedication: “This edition of Command at Sea is dedicated to the ‘Old Timers,’ officer and enlisted, living and dead, who stand sponsor to every officer command­ing our ships at sea.”

 

★

 

Professional Reading

Compiled by Robert A. Lambert

 

Across the Top to Russia

Richard Petrow. New York: David McKay, 1967. 374 pp. IIlus. $6.95.

A journalist’s account of the harassment, both mili­tary and diplomatic as well as climatic, encountered 'y an icebreaker, the USCGG Northwind, during her Arctic crossing to the Northeast Passage, which the Russians have had closed to foreign shipping for nearly 50 years.

The Admiralty Chart

Rear Admiral G. S. Ritchie, Royal Navy (Re­tired). New York: American Elsevier, 1967. 390 PP- Ulus. $15.00.

This remarkably thorough volume is a superb sum- !®ary of the Royal Navy’s marine survey service dur- ,ng the 19th century and, as such, is the best available account of how the world’s coastlines were scientifi­cally explored and charted by Britishers inspired by trade, politics, war, or merely adventure. The author, himself a successor to Cook, Vancouver, Bligh, Owen, 'itzroy, and the like, has done a masterful job in tracing the immense contribution of that organiza­tion responsible for the preparation of the finest charts ln the seagoing world.

Admiralty Manual of Seamanship Vol. II

London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1967. 64 pp. Illus. 30 shillings.

^ general updating of the 1951 edition of this same work. Considerable detail and space are devoted to changes and improvements in such items as rigging, shiphandling, and care of ships—mainly in the mer­chant navy area. All in all, an authoritative and com­prehensive volume.

Aim Straight

Peter Padfield. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. 317 pp. Illus. 42 shillings

Y full-length study of the life and achievements of one °f Britain’s most significant 20th century naval leaders, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, “the father of modern naval gunnery.” Scott’s inventive genius brought about long-needed changes in the pre-1914 Royal Navy and, in a real sense, prepared that great fighting machine for its gunnery roles of World War I. As an associate of Admiral “Jackie” Fisher, Scott experienced both advantages and handicaps, as this welcome biography reveals.

Atlantic Schooners

Rear Admiral H. F. Pullen. Drawings by Cdr. L. B. Jenson. Brunswick Press, Phoenix Square, Fredericton, N. B., Canada 1967. 63 pp. Illus.

$2.00 (paperback).

Covers in a concise manner the various aspects of the history and construction of schooners of Canada’s Atlantic Coast, then focuses on some dozen individual types. A tastefully produced, large-size booklet pre­pared for the Atlantic Provinces Pavilion, Expo 67. Graphically a delight.

Bomber Aircraft of the United States

Terry Morgan. New York: Arco Publishing, 1967. 96 pp. Illus. $1.95.

For those who like bomber aircraft, this paperback photograph album will more than amply “fill the bill.” For example, its broad coverage includes the B-52H, A-5, A-l, and P-5.

The Bombs of Palomares

Tad Szulc. New York: Viking, 1967. 274 pp. $6.50.

One of the more carefully prepared accounts of the January 1965 loss of the H-bomb off the coast of Spain. Most readable but probably a shade inferior to the account by Flora Lewis.

Build Your Own Boat

Percy Blandford. New Rochelle, N. Y.: Sport- shelf, 1967. 160 pp. Illus. $6.75.

A useful handbook, practical and well-illustrated. “Fitting out open and cabin boats, making sailing gear, and installing engines are covered.”

 

"...no matter how much you may have learned in the past about the Naval pro­fession, it is but a frac­tion of what you must know in the long course of a career in the Navy.”

B. J. Semmes, Jr.

Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy

Chief of Naval Personnel

By Rear Admiral Arthur A. Ageton, USN (Ret.) and Rear Admiral William P. Mack, USN The Seventh Edition includes the latest changes in the Department of Navy reorgani­zation. 650 pages. Illustrated. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index.

List Price $7.75     Member’s Price $6.20

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Carrier Admiral

Admiral J. J. Clark, U. S. Navy (Retired) with Clark G. Reynolds. New York: David McKay, 1967. 300 pp. Illus. $6.95.

An autobiographical account of Admiral “Jocko” Clark, one of the most dramatic fast carrier task force admirals in U. S. naval history. Clark’s career ex­tended from World War I through the Korean War. This brisk first-hand account typifies the style the author demonstrated throughout that active career.

China: The Other Communism

K. S. Karol. New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. 474 pp. Illus. $7.95.

A recognized authority on Communism writes of his four-month trip through China in 1965 where he in­terviewed people at all levels of the classless society and had a conversation of several hours with Chou En-lai. No matter who is interviewed or in what locality the interview takes place, there is a sameness to the conversations, but with information being so scarce about China, this book by a perceptive ob­server is recommended reading.

Chronology of the Modern World 1763 to the Present Time

Compiled by Neville Williams. New York: David McKay, 1967. 923 pp. $12.50.

An extremely useful reference work, expertly com­piled and arranged in such a way to make it the most useful chronology available. The author is a promi­nent British historian.

Diary of the Sinai Campaign

Major General Moshe Dayan. New York: Schocken Books, 1966. 236 pp. Illus. $1.95 (paperback).

In light of recent events, this is a book which obviously requires the publication of a second, revised edition.

Doctrine for Riverine Operations

Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1967. 222 pp. Illus. $1.50 (paper).

Based on combat experience in Vietnam, this volume discusses tactics, organization, air support, logistics, and other facets of warfare in a river-delta region. Ot particular interest are the detailed descriptions of operational and experimental military “vehicles and craft” for use in a riverine environment and pro­posals for future craft.

The Dolphin Smile

Eleanore Devine and Martha Clark, Editors. New York: Macmillan, 1967. 370 pp. $7.95.

A remarkably comprehensive anthology dealing with that most intriguing water creature, the dolphin.

Contains selections “from Homer to Hemingway,” and from a wide range of sources: literary, historical, scientific, and legendary. All in all, excellent reading and of genuine reference value.

The Fatal Voyage

Frangois Ponthier. New York: David McKay, 1967. 223 pp. $4.95.

A French novelist’s dramatic and suspense-filled tale pf a Nazi supply ship’s South Atlantic ventures dur­ing the early part of World War II. The theme cen­ters on the Gunther’s officers and crew and particu­larly on the 14 prisoners who survived the sinking of a French merchant ship. A type of Ship-of-Fools novel which makes rather good reading.

Firearms

Walter Buehr. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967. 186 pp. Illus. $4.95.

The author’s illustrations are exceptionally well done and are of near photographic quality, and the writing style indicates that the book is aimed at a high school level audience.

Fire and Movement

Jac Weller. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967. 268 pp. Illus. $6.95.

A thoroughgoing survey of the weapons and tactics either being developed or used by the countries in Southeast Asia. The Huk campaign in the Philip­pines; the British in Malaya, and the French experi­ence in Vietnam are reviewed, but the main emphasis Is on the American presence in South Vietnam. The advantages and disadvantages of specific small arms are compared; changes in weapons and tactics are forecast. A good bibliography of recent works on guerrilla warfare is included.

Foreign Policy in World Politics

Roy C. Macridis, editor. Englewood Cliffs: Pren­tice-Hall, 1967. 401 pp. $4.95 (paperback).

This is a third edition of a textbook for college level use which has been up-dated in areas dealing with french, Indian, Japanese, and Russian foreign pol- ,cy. Chapters dealing with the Sino-Soviet split and foreign policy issues in Latin America have been

added.

Governor’s Advisory Commission on Ocean Resources California

State Office of Planning. Sacramento, Calif.: department of Finance, State of California, 1966. 100 pp. each. $2.50 each.

Two volumes of the Commission’s Proceedings (con­vened Jan. 1965 to Dec. 1966) remain in print, the compilation and the recommendations. These highly useful reports deal in California and international oceanographic issues. (See page 137, May 1966 Pro­ceedings).

Infantry Uniforms of the British Army Second Series, 1790-1850

P. H. Smitherman. London: Hugh Evelyn, 1967. 22 pp. Illus. 75 shillings.

This is the second volume in this authoritative series, the first volume having covered the development from the Restoration well into the 18th century. While the artist’s excellent color plates are the center of attraction, his text is of equal importance and value, for it covers considerable ground besides that of uniforms, particularly of the American Revolution and the Napoleonic War period.

Dr. Kane’s Voyage to the Polar Lands

Oscar M. Villarejo. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966. 220 pp. $6.00.

A fresh and exceptionally well-researched study on the remarkable 1853-1855 Arctic voyage of Dr. Elisha Kane who, in his efforts to find the remains of the Franklin expedition, penetrated the Arctic more deeply than any other explorer to that time. The author has uncovered some interesting and impor­tant data which serve to shed much appreciated light on that remarkable voyage.          .

Kitty Hawk to Sputnik to Polaris

Commander Eugene E. Wilson, U. S. Navy (Re­tired). Palm Beach, Fla.: Literary Investment, 1960. 231 pp. $5.00; $1.00 (paper).

The reprint of a companion volume to the same author’s Wings of the Dawn.

The Law of the Sea

D. W. Bowett. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 1967. 200 pp. 25 shillings.

An eminent British authority on international law here presents three public lectures he recently de­livered dealing with three limited aspects of inter­national law: problems of the continental shelf (fish­ing, etc.); problems relating to community interest and abuse of rights (discharge of contaminated prod­ucts into coastal waters), and flags of convenience shipping. The author’s timely viewpoints are expertly expressed and quite understandable for laymen. His seven appendixes consist of the principal conventions and agreements covered by the text.

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detailed account of the first major Allied victory, the first Anglo-American operation, and the subsequent campaign that saw the Axis eliminated from North­ern Africa. This volume contains excellent maps, diagrams, illustrations, and appendixes.

Missile Base Beneath the Sea: the Story of Polaris

J- J. DiCerto. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1967. 165 pp. Illus. $5.95.

A naturally enthusiastic accounting of the Polaris program’s birth and growth. Unfortunately the writ- mg style will not fascinate most readers and in addi­tion, it underestimates young adults.

The Nation Is Burdened

Roger D. Masters. New York: Knopf, 1967. 352 PP- $6.95.

This book’s political science author makes a bold at­tempt to peer into the next half-century and perceive the kinds of challenges with which the United States will be confronted. In general his efforts are rewarded and result in a provocative and inspiring presenta­tion of particular interest to the well-informed laymen as well as to the specialist.

Naval Air Reserve Training Command 1916­1966

Major William Stouppe, U. S. Air Force (Retired), Editor. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Publishers, ■967. 207 pp. Illus. $5.50.

A pictorial history of this major air command from its origins in 1916 as the First Yale Unit through three wars and on into the present conflict. This book’s dozens of photographs of planes, places, and person­alities make it an excellent graphic record of a half­century of service.

The New Tigers

Herbert Molloy Mason, Jr. New York: David McKay, 1967. 256 pp. Illus. $6.95.

A veteran aviation writer describes in detail the train- lr>g and daily life of the young men being prepared as Pilots in the U. S. Air Force today. In doing so, he reveals most effectively that the “black box” has by no means replaced human beings as the operators of the aircraft of today or the immediate future. Excellent photographs accompany Mason’s fine writing.

One of Our H-Bombs Is Missing

flora Lewis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. 270 PP- Illus. $5.95.

Of the several accounts on the January 1966 loss of the H-bomb off Palomares, Spain, this work by one °f the Associated Press’s most respected reporters is the best. Her minute-by-minute chronicle of the accident and its nuclear-age consequences and ramifications is thorough and refreshingly clear.

Orbit of China

Harrison E. Salisbury. New York: Harper & Row, 1967. 204 pp. $4.95.

Late in 1966 this author, long associated with The New Tork Times, traveled some 30,000 miles around the periphery of Communist China and wrote this “chilling but rewarding” and informative report. Despite the controversy his reports from Saigon created during the winter of 1966—67, Salisbury must be regarded as one of the more astute observers of today’s world scene.

Peoples, Seas and Ships

Zvi Herman. London: J. M. Dent, 1966. 222 pp. Illus. 84 shillings.

A fascinating and colorful history of political and maritime events in the Eastern Mediterranean from earliest days until the end of the Phoenician era. The story opens with the Egyptians entering into overseas trade and deals extensively with ships, water routes, goods, sailing techniques, and the over-all role of the sea.

Russia 1917: The February Revolution

George Katkov. New York: Harper & Row, 1967. 489 pp. Illus. $8.50.

A detailed study of a major turning point in Russia’s history, the collapse of the “liberal” revolution and the rapid take-over of political power by the Bol­sheviks.

Sail and Power

Richard Henderson and Lieutenant Bardett S. Dunbar, U. S. Navy. Annapolis, Md: U. S. Naval Institute, 1967. 284 pp. Illus. $7.00.

A practical book with a soft cover written especially for sailors of the Naval Academy’s sailing vessels. Because of its unusual depth in all the facets of han­dling sail and power boats, it is a universal boating manual. Particularly helpful are chapters on: “Ele­mentary Seamanship,” “Theory of Sailing,” “Sail­boats Under Power,” “The Spinnaker,” and “Basic Racing.” Contains International and Inland Rules of the Road, together with yacht racing rules and excel­lent illustrations.

Sea Quest

Charles A. Borden. Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1967. 388 pp. $7.95.

A genuinely exciting volume devoted to “global blue- water adventuring in small craft” by one who, from personal experience, knows of what he writes and writes extremely well.

Small Boat Racing

James B. Moore. New Rochelle, N. Y.: Sportshelf, 1967. 190 pp. Illus. $6.75.

A comprehensive, first-step book on sailing with the ultimate goal of being the first at the finish line.

 

Secretary McNamara’s Congressional State­ment on the Budget

Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1967. 209 pp. $2.00.

This is Mr. McNamara’s full statement on the 1969­1972 Defense Budget and the 1968 Defense Budget. The Secretary testified early in 1967 before the House Armed Services Committee.

SOE in France

M. R. D. Foot. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (U. S. distribution by British Information Services), 1966. 550 pp. Illus. 45 shillings.

The official account of the work of the British Special Operations Executive in France from 1940 to 1944. Most thorough and heavily documented.

Soldiering for Peace

Major General Carl von Horn, Swedish Army. New York: David McKay, 1967. 372 pp. $6.95.

A personal narrative of the problems, successes, and failures of the United Nations peace-keeping forces in Israel during the late 1950s and in the Congo and Yemen in the early 1960s. The author was Chief of Staff of the U.N. Truce Supervision Commission in Israel and commanded the U.N. troops in the Congo and Yemen. Critics of this controversial account have expressed regret that the author’s limited scope of vision and understanding hamper the book’s effec­tiveness; still it contains a goodly measure of worth­while material on a timely problem.

Venice and History—The Collected Papers of Frederic C. Lane

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1966. 560 pp. $10.00.

The eminent Professor Lane of the Johns Hopkins History Faculty has long been recognized as a leading authority on medieval and early modern history of Venice, when that Italian city was at its peak of power. This volume consists of the numerous schol­arly papers which Professor Lane wrote during a career of research and teaching, and they constitute a valuable compilation of authoritative works on mari­time history.

War in the Deterrent Age

Major General D. K. Palit, Indian Army. London: Macdonald, 1966. 224 pp. 35 shillings.

A knowledgeable Indian Army officer re-examines the principles of war and then applies those principles to his own nation’s position and, to a lesser degree, to today’s entire Asiatic continent. Of particular value is the author’s careful analysis of the basic roles of the guerrilla whose most valuable weapon is time; for the true guerrilla is indifferent as to how long it will take to achieve victory.

The World Guide to Combat Planes,

Vol. 1 and 2

William Green. Garden City, New York: Double­day, 1967. 222 pp. (vol. 1) and 212 pp. (vol. 2). Illus. $4.95 per volume.

A leading British aviation writer provides dimensions, particulars, historic notes, and illustrations of all cur­rent combat aircraft and missiles. These pocket-size volumes also have excellent essays on: Airborne Armament, Bomber Development, Reconnaissance Aircraft Development, Combat Helicopter Develop­ment, Fighter Development, and a round-up of na­tional aircraft strength (before the last Middle East war); photographs, and three-view drawings.

1942: The Year That Doomed The Axis

Henry H. Adams. New York: David McKay, 1967. 544 pp. Illus. $8.95.

A stimulating narrative of the major battles and campaigns of 1942, with particular emphasis on those events that changed the tide of war in favor of the United States and its allies. The events range from Pearl Harbor and the broad Pacific theater to the Murmansk run, the siege of Stalingrad, and the surg­ing struggle at each end of North Africa’s Mediter­ranean shoreline. The author is a U. S. Naval Acad­emy Professor.

PERIODICALS

"The U. S. and the USSR Debate the ABM”

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 1967.

A special section of this issue is devoted to five pro­vocative and stimulating articles ranging over the broad area of the ABM debate. The authors are U. S. and European scholars who present their own per­sonal views of the military and economic implications of the debate. Part II, consisting of two lengthy arti­cles by two U. S. experts, appeared in the June issue of the same journal.

"Beriev’s Seaplanes . .

Vaclav Nemecek in Flying Review International, May and June 1967.

This two-part article is the first detailed English ac­count of the famous seaplanes of Georgii Mikhailo­vich Beriev, a leading designer in this field for some 40 years. His Be-10 flying boat is the only jet-pro­pelled seaplane in service anywhere in the world today. The article contains detailed specifications, photographs, and three-view drawings.

"The 1967 Paris Air Show”

Aerospace International, May-July 1967.

Nearly the whole issue is devoted to various aspects of the world-wide air show held in Paris this spring, in­cluding: “New York-to-Paris . . . How Lindbergh Did It,” “The U. S. Pavilion,” and “U. S. Aircraft in the Paris Air Show.” Excellent coverage with photos of most of the U. S. aircraft shown there.

 

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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 hist ironclad told through the letters of Paymaster W. F. Keeler USN to his wife, Anna. 1964. 278 pages. Maps.

The Airships Akron & Macon, Flying Aircraft Carriers of the U. S. Navy .             .

liy Richard K. Smith. An examination of the rigid airship’s place in naval history in the period 1919-1940. 1965. 228 pages. Illustrated.

Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa

and Its United States Naval Administration...................................

By Capt. J. A. C. Gray, MC, USN. 1960. 295 pages. Illustrated.

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Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer:

The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1869 ..................... $7.50

By Edward W. Sloan, III. 1965. 299 pages. Illustrated.

David Glasgow Farragut

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Vol. II, Our First Admiral. 1943. 513 pages. Illustrated...... $4.50

Flush Decks and Four Pipes................................ $7 50

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Compiled by J. H. McCrocklin. 1956. 262 pages. Illustrated.

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Greyhounds of the Sea............................................

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Gunboats Down the Mississippi.........................................................

By John D. Milligan. Covers a phase of the Civil War never before told in its entirety—the conception, construction, and actions of the Federal fresh-water navy on the western rivers, 1861 to 1863. 1965. 217 pages. Illustrated.

John I’. Holland, 1841-1914, Inventor of the Modern Submarine ....

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John Roach, Maritime Entrepreneur: The

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By Leonard A. Swann, Jr. 1965. 303 pages. Illustrated.

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Lion Six..................................................................

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My Life........................................................................................

By Admiral Erich Raeder, German Navy. 1960. 430 pages. Illustrated.

Queens of the Western Ocean............................................................

By C. C. Cutler. Mail and passenger packets in the transatlantic and U. S. Coastal service. 1961. 672 pages. 69 illustrations, ships’ lines and sail plans. Queens of the Western Ocean and Greyhounds of the Sea, as a set .                               .

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Round-Shot to Rockets........................................................................................................ $3.00 ($2.40)

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Sea of the Bear..................................................................................................................... $5.00 ($4.00)

By Lt. Cdr. M. A. Ransom, USCG (Ret.), with Eloise Engle. On board the Coast Guard Cutter Bear forty years ago, a young sailor describes his first cruise to the Arctic Ocean. 1964. 119 pages. Illustrated.

Shipping in the Port of Annapolis 1748-1775 ..................................................................... $6.50 ($6.50)

By V. \V. Brown. 1965. 72 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.

Soldiers of the Sea................................................................................................................ $14.00 ($11.20)

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Thence Round Cape Horn.................................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)

By R. E. Johnson. The story of U. S. Naval Forces in the Pacific Ocean during the period 1818-1923. 1964. 276 pages. Illustrated.

Uniforms of the Sea Services................................................................................................ $24.50 ($19.60)

By Col. R. H. Rankin, USMC. 1962. 324 pages. Special collector’s copies, signed by the author—$30.00

The United States Coast Guard, 1790-1915 ......................................................................... $5.00 ($4.00)

By Capt. S. H. Evans, USCG. A definitive history (With a Postscript: 1915­1949). 1949. 228 pages. Illustrated.

Wings for the Fleet: A Narrative of Naval

Aviation’s Early Development, 1910-1916.......................................................................... $12.50 ($10.00)

By R.Adm. George van Deurs, USN (Ret.). 1966. 185 pages. Illustrated.

WORLD WAR II—KOREA (U. S.)

Most Dangerous Sea............................................................................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)

By Lt. Cdr. A. S. Lott, USN. A history of mine warfare and an account of U. S. mine warefare operations in World War II and Korea. 1959. 322 pages.

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The Sea War in Korea.......................................................................................................... $6.00       ($4.80)

By Cdr. M. W. Cagle, USN, and Cdr. F. A. Manson, USN. 1957. 555 pages.

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The United States Coast Guard in World War II................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)

By M. F. Willoughby. 1957. 347 pages. Illustrated.

United States Destroyer Operations in World War II............................................................. $12.50 ($10.00)

By Theodore Roscoe. 1953. 581 pages. Illustrated.

United States Submarine Operations in World War II........................................................... $12.50 ($10.00)

By Theodore Roscoe. 1949. 577 pages. Illustrated.

Special Price—2-volume set: Destroyer and Submarine books..................................................... $20.00 ($16.00)

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Der Seekrieg, The German Navy’s Story 1939-1945 ........................................................... $7.00 ($5.60)

By Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge, German Navy. 1957. 440 pages. Illustrated.

The French Navy in World War II....................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)

By Rear Adm. Paul Auphan, French Navy (Ret.), and Jacques Mordal.

Translated by Capt. A. C. J. Sabalot, USN (Ret.). 1959. 413 pages. Illustrated.

The Hunters and the Hunted............................................................................................... •    $3.50 ($2.80)

By Rear Adm. Aldo Cocchia, Italian Navy (Reserve). An account of Italian Submarines in World War II. 1958. 180 pages. Illustrated.

The Italian Navy in World War II........................................................................................ $5.75 ($4.60)

By Cdr. Marc'Antonio Bragadin, Italian Navy. 1957. 380 pages. Illustrated.

Midway, The Battle That Doomed Japan, The Japanese Navy’s Story ....                 $7.50 ($6.00)

By Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya, former Imperial Japanese Navy.

Edited by Roger Pineau and Clarke Kawakami. 1955. 266 pages. Illustrated.

White Ensign, The British Navy at War, 1939-1945                                                             $7.50 ($6.00)

By Capt. S. W. Roskill, D.S.C., RN (Ret.). 1960. 480 pages. Illustrated.

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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)

Edited by Prof. W. W. Jeffries, U. S. Naval Academy. A summary of the physical, economic, and political geography of the world. 3rd Ed., 1962.

180 pages. Paperbound.

 

Naval Logistics.................................................................................................................................................. $7.50  ($6.00)

By Vice Adm. G. C. Dyer, USN (Ret.). 2nd Ed., 1962. 367 pages. Illustrated.

Naval Review 1962-1963 ............................................................................................................................... $10.00  ($8.00)

14 essays. 3 appendixes. 1962. 373 pages. Illustrated. Maps.

Naval Review 1964 ................................................................................................................................... $10.00  ($8.00)

12 essays. 5 appendixes. 1963. 393 pages. Illustrated. Maps.

Naval Review 1966 ................................................................................................................................... $12.50 ($10.00)

11                                                                   essays. 4 appendixes. 1965. 353 pages. Illustrated. Maps.

Naval Review 1967 ........................................................................................................................................ $12.50 ($10.00)

12                                                                   essays. 4 appendixes. 1966. 335 pages. Illustrated. Maps.

SEAMANSHIP

The Art of Knotting and Splicing................................................................................................................... $5.00 ($4.00)

By Cyrus Day. Step-by-step pictures and text. 2nd Ed., 1955. 224 pages.

Heavy Weather Guide....................................................................................................................................... $6.00  ($4.80)

By Capt. E. T. Harding, USN, and Capt. W. J. Kotsch, USN. 1965. 210 pages.

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Naval Shiphandling....................................................................................................................................... $7.00  ($5.60)

By Capt. R. S. Crenshaw, Jr., USN. 3rd Ed., 1965. 533 pages. Illustrated.

Sail and Power................................................................................................................................................... $7.00 ($5.60)

By Richard Henderson and Lt. Bartlett Dunbar, USN. 1967. 304 pages.

Illustrated.

NAVIGATION—PILOTING

Dutton’s Navigation and Piloting....................................................................................................................... $8.00 ($6.40)

Prepared by Cdr. J. C. Hill, II, USN, Lt. Cdr. T. F. Ulegaard, USN, and Gerard Riordan. 1st Ed., 1958. 771 pages. Illustrated.

The Rules of the Nautical Road..................................................................................................................... $7.00 ($5.60)

By Capt. R. F. Farwell, USNR. Revised by Lt. Alfred Prunski, USCG. 3rd Ed., 1954. 536 pages. Illustrated.

Simplified Rules of the Nautical Road........................................................................................................... $2.00 ($1.60)

By Lt. O. W. Will, III, USN. 1963. 112 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.

PROFESSIONAL HANDBOOKS

The Bluejackets’ Manual, U. S. Navy.............................................................................................................. $2.60 ($2.08)

Revised by Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN, and W. J. Miller, JOCM, USN (Ret.).

17th Ed., 1964. 684 pages. Illustrated.

The Coast Guardsman’s Manual........................................................................................................................ $4.75 ($3.80)

Prepared under the supervision of The Chief, Training and Procurement Division, Commandant, U. S. Coast Guard. Original edition prepared by Capt. W. C. Hogan, USCG. 4th Ed., 1964. 885 pages. Illustrated.

Command at Sea........................................................................................................................................... $6.50 ($5.20)

By RAdin. H. F. Cope, USN (Ret.). Revised by Capt. H. Bucknell, III,

USN. 3rd Ed., 1966. 540 pages.

Division OlFicer’s Guide.............................................................................................................................. $3.00 ($2.40)

By Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN. 5th Ed., 1962. 282 pages.

The Marine OlFicer’s Guide.......................................................................................................................... $7.50 ($6.00)

Revised by Rear Adm. A. A. Ageton, USN (Ret.), and Col. R. D. Heinl, Jr.,

USMC (Ret.). 3rd Ed., 1967. 625 pages. Illustrated.

The Naval Aviator’s Guide............................................................................................................................ $6.50 ($5.20)

By Capt. M. W. Cagle, USN. 1963. 305 pages. Illustrated.

The Naval Officer's Guide............................................................................................................................. $7.75 ($6.20)

By Rear Adm. A. A. Ageton, USN (Ret.), with Rear Adm. W. P. Mack, USN.

7th Ed., 1967. 650 pages. Illustrated.

Watch OlFicer’s Guide...................................................................................................................................... $3.00 ($2.40)

Revised by Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN. 9th Ed., 1961. 302 pages. Illustrated.

REFERENCE

Almanac of Naval Facts..................................................................................................................................... $3.50  ($2.80)

1964. 305 pages. Paperbound.

Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations.................................................................................................. $15.00 ($12.00)

Compiled and edited by Col. R. D. Heinl, Jr., USMC (Ret.). 1966. 367 pages.

List of Rubrics (800). Index of Sources (1,200).

The Henry Huddleston Rogers Collection of Ship Models............................................................................ $3.00. ($2.40)

U. S. Naval Academy Museum. 2nd Ed., 1958. 117 pages. Illustrated.

Naval Terms Dictionary................................................................................................................................ $5.50. ($4.40)

By Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN (Ret.), and Cdr. T. J. Bush, USNR. I960.

379 pages. Paperbound.

Sailing and Small Craft Down the                                        Ages................................................................. $8.50. ($6.80)

By E. L. Bloomster. 1940. 280 pages. 425 silhouette drawings. Trade edition.

The Ships and Aircraft of the U. S.                                       Fleet................................................................. $3.50. ($2.80)

By James C. Fahey. 8th Ed., 1965. 64 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.

Ships of the United States Navy and Their Sponsors

Vol. IV—1950-1958                                                                                                                                   $10.00  ($8.00)

Compiled by Keith Frazier Somerville and Harriotte VV. B. Smith. 1959. 291 pages. Illustrated.

leadership

Naval Leadership, 2nd edition......................................................................................................................... $4.50. ($3.60)

Compiled by Cdr. M. E. Wolfe, USN, Capt. F. J. Mulholland, USMC, Cdr.

J. M. Laudenslager, MSC, USNR, Lt. H. J. Connery, MSC, USN, R. Adm.

Bruce McCandless, USN (Ret.), and Assoc. Prof. G. J. Mann. 1959. 301 pages.

Selected Readings in Leadership......................................................................................................... •    •    $2.50 ($2.00)

Compiled by Cdr. M. E. Wolfe, USN, and Capt. F. J. Mulholland. USMC.

Revised by Leadership Committee, Command Department, U. S. Naval Academy. 1960. 126 pages. Paperbound.

engineering

Descriptive Analysis of Naval Turbine Propulsion Plants........................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)

By Cdr. C. N. Payne, USN. 1958. 187 pages. Illustrated.

Fundamentals of Construction and Stability of Naval Ships .                                                 •    •               •   $6.00   ($4.80)

By Prof. T. C. Gillmer, U. S. Naval Academy. 2nd Ed., 1959. 373 pages.

Illustrated.

Internal Combustion Engines.................................................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)

By Cdr. P. W. Gill, USN, Cdr. J. H. Smith, Jr., USN, and Prof. E. J. Ziurys.

4th Ed., 1959. 570 pages. Illustrated.

Introduction to Marine Engineering.......................................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)

By Prof. R. F. Latham, U. S. Naval Academy. 1958. 208 pages. Illustrated.

SCIENCES

Elements of Applied Thermodynamics...................................................................................................... $5.00 ($4.00)

By Prof. R. M. Johnston, U. S. Naval Academy, Capt. W. A. Brockett, USN, and Prof. A. E. Bock, U. S. Naval Academy. 3rd Ed., 1958. 496 pages.

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Fundamentals of Sonar............................................................................... $10.00 ($8.00)

By Dr. J. W. Horton, 2nd Ed., 1959. 417 pages. Illustrated.

The Human Machine, Biological Science for the Armed Services............................. $7.50 ($6.00)

By Capt. C. YV. Shilling, MC, USN. 2nd Ed., 1965. 307 pages. Illustrated.

Logarithmic and Trigonometric Tables................................................................................. $1.65        ($1.32)

By the Department of Mathematics, U. S. Naval Academy. 1945. 89 pages.

Ocean Sciences....................................................................................................................... $10.00  ($8.00)

Edited by Capt. E. J. Long, USNR (Ret.). Written by 18 eminent oceanog­raphers. Fills the gap between popular and technical writing. 1964. 304 pages. Illustrated.

The Rule of Nine.................................................................................................................. $.75          ($.60)

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A Brief History of Courts-Martial....................................................................... $.50    ($.40)

By Brig. Gen. James Snedeker, USMC (Ret.). 1954. 65 pages. Paperbound.

International Law for Seagoing Officers................................................................................ $6.00 ($4.80)

By Cdr. I!. H. Brittin, USN, and Dr. Liselotte B. Watson, 2nd Ed., 1960.

318 pages. Illustrated.

Military Law............................................................................................................................ $2.00  ($1.60)

Compiled by Capt. J. K. Taussig, Jr., USN (Ret.) and Cdr. H. B. Sweitzer,

USN. Edited by Cdr. M. E. Wolfe, USN, and Lt. Cdr. R. I. Gulick, USN.

Revised by Lt. Cdr. J. W. Des Jardin, USN. 2nd Ed., 1963. 94 pages.

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Dialogues on Russian Culture.................................................................................................. $2.00 ($1.60)

By Assoc. Prof. W. H. Bullum, Assoc. Prof. H. R. Keller, and Prof. C. P.

Lemieux, U. S. Naval Academy. In Russian with English notes lor rapid reading at the second-year level. 1956. 97 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.

Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese.................................................................................. $4.50  ($3.60)

By Assoc. Prof. J. Riccio, U. S. Naval Academy. 1957. 299 pages. Paperbound.

Naval Phraseology................................................................................................................... $3.50  ($2.80)

Common naval terms and phrases in English-French-Spanish-Italian-Ger- man-Portuguese. 1953. 326 pages. Paperbound.

Russian Conversation and Grammar, 3rd edition, 1960 By Prof. C. P. Lemieux, U. S. Naval Academy

Vol. One—109 pages. Paperbound.......................................................................................... $2.50  ($2.00)

Vol. Two—121 pages. Paperbound.......................................................................................... $2.50  ($2.00)

Russian Supplement to Naval Phraseology............................................................................. $4.00  ($3.20)

By Prof. C. P. Lemieux, U. S. Naval Academy. 2nd Ed., 1954. 140 pages.

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The Best of Taste, The                Finest Food of Fifteen Nations................................................ $5.00  ($4.00)

Edited by the SACLANT-NATO Cookbook Committee. 1957. 244 pages.

Naval Customs, Traditions,               and   Usage.................................................... $6.50  ($5.20)

By Vice Adnr. L. P. Lovette, USN (Ret.). 4th Ed., 1959, 358 pages. Illustrated.

Prayers at Sea........................................................................................................................... $3.50  ($2.80)

By Chaplain Joseph F. Parker, USN. 1961.287 pages.

The Sailor’s Wife..................................................................................................................... $1.50  ($1.20)

By Lucy Wright. Practical explanations of daily problems facing Navy wives and how to solve them. 1962. 112 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.

Service Etiquette...................................................................................................................... $6.50  ($5.20)

By Capt. Brooks J. llarral, USN, and Oretha D. Swartz. Revised by Orctha 1). Swartz. Guide to correct social usage on official and unofficial occasions for men and women in all the services. 2nd Ed., 1963. 447 pages. Illustrated.

Welcome Aboard..................................................................................................................... $6.00  ($4.80)

By Florence Ridgely Johnson. A guide for the naval Officer’s bride. 6th Ed.,

1964. 263 pages.

u. S. NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis Today.................................................................................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)

By Kendall Banning. Revised by A. Stuart Pitt. Complete description of U. S. Naval Academy activities. 1963. 329 pages. Illustrated.

The Book of Navy Songs..................................................................................................... $3.00 ($2.40)

Compiled by the Trident Society of the Naval Academy. 160 pages. Ulus- • trated. Sold only to Midshipmen and A1 aval Institute members.

The Prayer of a Midshipman..................................................................................... •   •     •     $*25   ($.25)

The midshipman’s prayer printed on quality paper, suitable for framing.

full-color reproduction

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 1962) 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 Lang 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)

“Attack on a Galleon” (May 1965) by Howard Pyle                     (22 X 29 inches)          .    .   $5.00  ($4.00)

USS America (April 1966) by C. G. Evers (29 X 22                            inches) .      .    .    .    .   $5.00  ($4.00)

Complete sets of 12, on 13 X 13-inch mats, for any of the following years:

1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 ......................................................................................................... 52.50  ($2.00)

Portfolios of the American Sailing Navy

Full color renderings, suitable for framing. Carefully researched and au­thentic to the last detail. Painted by Melbourne Smith, a licensed Master in Sail in Canada. Six 18 X 21',4-inch prints, matted, in a portfolio with a separate sheet, also suitable for framing, giving specifications on each ship and details from her history. Priced as follows:

Six Frigates of the American Sailing Navy 1776-1825. Sold only as a set .               .    . $35.00 ($28.00)

Raleigh-1776; Constitution-1797; Essex-1799; Philadelphia-1800; Presi­dent-1800, and Brandywine—1825.

Six Schooners of the American Sailing Navy 1775-1838. Sold only as a set .           .    . $35.00 ($28.00)

Hannah—Wb; Vixen—1803; Alligator—1821; Grampus—1821; Boxer—1831, and Flying Fish—1838.

SPORTS—ATHLETICS

Physical Education Series:

Intramural Programs .        .    .  $4.00   ($3.20)

Revised, 1950. 249 pages.

Modern Fencing ....   $3.50  ($2.80)

1948. 289 pages. Illustrated.

Paperbound.

Soccer........................................ $4.50. ($3.60)

3rd Ed., 1961. 172 pages.

Squash Racquets ....   $3.50  ($2.80)

1966. 94 pages. Illustrated.

Paperbound.

Swimming and Diving .          .   $4.50  ($3.60)

4th Ed., 1965. 345 pages.

Paperbound.

Baseball..................................... $4.50. ($3.60)

1963.            152 pages. Illustrated.

Championship Wrestling .       .   $4.50  ($3.60)

1964.            230 pages.

Conditioning Exercises .          .   $4.50  ($3.60)

3rd Ed., 1960. 275 pages.

Gymnastics and Tumbling .         $4.50  ($3.60)

2nd Revised Ed., 1959.

414 pages.

Hand to Hand Combat .           .   $4.00  ($3.20)

1943. 228 pages. Paperbound.

How to Survive

on Land and Sea .         .    .    .   $4.50  ($3.60)

3rd Revised Ed., 1956.

366 pages. Paperbound.

MISCELLANEOUS

How to Write a Research Paper............................................................................................. $1.00        ($.80)

Prepared in the Department of English, History, and Government, U. S.

Naval Academy. 1963. 80 pages. Paperbound.

Naval Institute Insignia. Sold only to Members.

Cuff Links ... .$2.50 Tie Bar .. . .$1.50 Tie Tac ... .$1.50 Lapel Button ... .$1.00 Lapel Clutch Pin ... .$1.00 (No discount)

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