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service backgrounds. With the excep- y. °f Vice Admiral Hezlet, they had pre- ,i^ly established reputations as accomp- writers. The books all treat some aspects
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Seapower, and are blessed with the typical
British Seapower
BV B. B. Schofield. London: B. T. Batsford 1967. 260 pages. Illustrated. $9.00.
^ea Warfare
By John Creswell, Berkeley, Calif.: Uni- ''crsity of California Press, 1967. 328 pages, dlustrated. $7.95.
Submarine and Seapower
By Sir Arthur Hezlet. New York: Stein and ay> 1967. 262 pages. Illustrated. $12.50.
Reviewed by
^aPtain Jack E. Godfrey, U. S. Navy (c
l aHain Godfrey, a Naval Academy graduate, has served ^gely in carrier aviation. In 1066, he graduated from the ^val pyar College and earned his master’s degree in inler- * ‘onal affairs from George Washington University. He is on the staff of the Naval War College as Head of e enpower and National Strategy Study.)
c ^hese three books do have some common atures. The authors are all British with of
^ pleasant British flair and flavor. Each .°°k discusses World War II, but both ^ ofirals Schofield and Hezlet also go far ^apk in history, cover the postwar period, offer a prognostication for the future.
^ '‘spite some commonality, each book ext S °n 'ts own SrolHid; no particular q, ra value is offered when read as a set. ertainly, there are significant differences
between the authors and their outlooks and analyses.
In his relatively modest volume, Captain Creswell deals with the entire war at sea that lingered over a period of six years. Portrayed are the efforts of six principal navies and their strategies, tactics, weapons development, single actions, and campaigns. The author possesses a wealth of background and firsthand experience in naval warfare, having served in both world wars in nearly all types of small ships, including submarines. Near the end of World War II, he was head of the Royal Navy Tactical School. He wrote Naval Warfare: An Introductory Study in 1936, with a second and revised edition published in 1942, and Generals and Admirals: The Story of Amphibious Command in 1952. The first edition of Sea Warfare 1939-1945 was published in 1950 and was well received. The current work of the same title is merely a revised and augmented second edition, but does not contain sufficient factual detail for serious study by students. The book is very readable and should be enjoyed by professionals and laymen alike. It is extremely interesting, and rather remarkable in narrating the story so thoroughly in one volume. It makes no pretense of being a comprehensive history.
Captain Creswell has added a new first chapter of 13 pages to this revised edition, dealing with naval strategy before 1939. He points out that despite the fact that so many operations of World War II were with combined services many were purely naval in design and execution. Certain engagements and campaigns are vividly portrayed, such as the Graf Spee incident, and the early Mediterranean campaign. Although he does refer to some lessons learned as the war progressed, including the observation that British seapower could not be sustained without air power, the book is largely a historical narration and not analytical. In all fairness, it needs to be said that some discussion of changes appearing in communications, weaponry, radar, and the atom bomb dictate modification of previously held concepts of naval strategy. The author concludes with a very brief summary of the naval changes and lessons of World War II. Significant among these were: the role of aircraft, the utilization of radar, torpedo improvements, and improved logistics.
Vice-Admiral Schofield’s book merits far more attention than do the other two. It is to be studied, not merely read. It is must reading, even if not altogether easy reading. Although, even if historical in nature, it is primarily analytical and provocative with much to be learned by students and makers of strategy. With Great Britain so dependent on maritime trade, on seapower, and on naval supremacy in time of war, the author deplores the fact that throughout most of the 20th century the Royal Navy has been ill-equipped to fulfill its basic task. Such limitations in naval strength were considered to be a serious indictment of British naval policy in the author’s view. Why it happened and the lessons to be learned therefrom is the central theme of this outstanding work. The serious consequences of an inadequate maritime strategy are amply demonstrated. With a historical, firsthand view of the battles between the admiralty and the Government and interservice rivalry for defense funds, Admiral Schofield examines the Navy’s role in the nuclear age and challenges the whole basis of present day defense policy. With only a little imagination, the scene might be shifted to later years in the United States, and similar lessons could be learned.
Vice-Admiral Schofield’s active Navy career extended from 1913 to 1950. He is also the author of The Royal Navy Today published in 1960, of The Russian Convoys, and of articles in numerous periodicals. This latest book, British Seapower, is subtitled Naval Policy in the Twentieth Century. In the preface, attributable to Professor Michael Howard, the author
points out that it was evident as early as 1950 that “the political problems caused by large fixed bases in developing countries would increase as fast as their military utility in the nuclear age would diminish.” But such facts, and their strategic significance, were not believed by the government, with the adverse results all too apparent today.
Admiral Schofield entitles his first chapter “The End of an Epoch,” from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to 1913; he traces most succinctly the interplay in British politics and diplomacy as it affected the Navy. Clearly discussed are the people who made decisions and influenced for good or bad as the author sees it from a Navy point of view. Essentially! the effect on the Navy, and therefore the Empire, was adverse because of the lack of naval capability to implement desired maritime strategy. He refers to the policy of “splendid isolation:” at the end of the 19th century! which was soon concluded by the alliance with Japan in 1902. Similarly, he then examines in detail the formulation and execution of strategy since 1913 from a vantage point oi personal involvement. He criticizes the lack of a grand strategy in World War I, such as operated so well in World War II by whirl1 all three services were relatively well co-or' dinated. He displays a keen appreciation f°r the mutually supporting elements of seapower, (the industrial base, merchant marine! overseas bases, naval forces and funding) an how they are obviously, greatly affected W politics, generally with frugality in peace' time. The book is enriched by illustrations! statistical appendices, an extensive bibliogra phy, and footnotes.
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet is a veteran submariner, having commanded six Brins submarines during World War II. From lllS assignment in command of the submarine branch of the British Navy, he retired in 19“ '
In his view, the submarine was the most mj portant combatant vessel in World War ’ except for the battleship, and in World Waf II, it equalled the value of the aircraft carrie1'
It has greatly influenced and enlarged 1 whole dimension of seapower, especially 111 ( this nuclear age. . |
The Submarine and Seapower is a defining volume which traces in detail and in a ve^ interesting fashion the entire history of SU
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any case, with the extent of the enemy 'toarine threat, is not the antisubmarine
ffiersibles. Of necessity, the book deals with the ^volution of this type as well as with the Woader issues of naval policies and strategies.
particular interest is the fact that Great Britain in the early 19th century deemed it extremely foolish to encourage submarine development, which they who commanded the seas did not want, and which, if successful, Vvould deprive them of this domain. And this Was basic British policy for the remainder of the century. Early submarine development nad been directed primarily at the defense °f home coasts and harbors against enemy Surface vessels and blockades. While by the end of the 19 th century, the capability and ^Snificance of raiding at sea became new 'tensions to be considered by the British. Submarine campaigns and countermeasures both World Wars are vividly portrayed, long with the influence and impact of such eveloprnents as aircraft, depth charges, torpedoes, radar, and schnorkels. Although ae book largely presents the British point of Vle'v, the author deals with the American experience also. In the 1940s, the American Sllbinarine campaign in the Pacific was vicarious against the Japanese while at the same Urr>e the Germans ultimately lost the battle lbe Atlantic. The difference largely was in ,e technical superiority of the Allies, espe- ClaUy Jn radar and radio warfare.
There is no doubt about the author’s conation that today’s nuclear-powered sub- ^arine is a capital ship with great nuclear de- rrent capability that possesses the potential r decisiveness as a weapon against com- |^rce. In the concluding sentence of the book, ls stated that the submarine is likely to be- Corne the dominating weapon of seapower arid the means by which seapower itself will exercise a far greater influence than in the j st- It may be that the author has overfed some vital applications of seapower in . I ay’s circumstances in which the submarine Vs a negligible role. These would include j. e obsolescence of submarine warfare in ^lted war to date, the political and legal uiifications of submarine warfare, and the l^rr<‘nt emphasis on inshore naval warfare.
Sub eavor at least equally important to the rity of all the free world? This, of course, includes not only our own submarines, but air, surface, and land-based assets. This book is important reading for the naval officer and civilian policy makers alike, but needs to be considered in broader context with other elements of seapower.
The major significance of these three books, would seem to be that there are vital lessons to be learned from the historical point of view —and that application to present and future maritime strategy should not be disregarded. The reader should not be misled by omissions, however; rather, he should be aware that seapower is not made up of naval forces alone, but includes the merchant marine, oceanographic research and development, industrial capability, overseas bases, and will.
Commodore John Rodgers: Captain, Commodore, and Senior Officer of the American Navy, 1773-1838
By Charles Oscar Paullin. Annapolis, Md.: U. S. Naval Institute, 1967. 436 pp. Illus. $10.00
Rear Admiral John Rodgers, 1812-1882
By Robert Erwin Johnson. Annapolis, Md.: U. S. Naval Institute, 1967. 426 pp. Illus. $10.00
REVIEWED BY
Professor Edwin M. Hall
(l)r. Hall received his doctorate from Pennsylvania State University. He has been teaching at the U. S. Naval Academy since 1942, principally in naval history. One of the authors of the text Sea Power by Potter and Nimitz, he is now contributing to another book under consideration by the Naval Institute.)
Anyone who reviews two books published by the Naval Institute and who intends that review to be published in the Proceedings makes himself liable to suspicion of favorable bias. To avert such a suspicion, he should indulge in superlatives as sparingly as possible.
Yes, but suppose he believes that such praise is deserved? There will be quite a few superlatives in this review.
These two books are, naturally and logically, issued as companion volumes, in spite of the fact that Paullin’s book was first printed almost 60 years ago (in 1910 by the Arthur H. Clark Company of Cleveland) and that Johnson’s book is brand new. Although the Paullin work has been out of print for many years, it is still an important piece of scholarship about the history of the Navy in the first half of the 19th century; hence, its republication serves a need. The Johnson volume is worthy of its predecessor. Such a statement is high praise.
There is an unfortunate misstatement on the dust cover of the Johnson book. It speaks of “Commodore John Rodgers, who served in the Revolutionary War.” He did not do so, of course, since he was not born until 1773. All the same, he barely missed the war, for he first went to sea at 13, when the Treaty of Paris was only three years old. From 1786 to
1797, he was in the merchant service rather than the Navy, but for good and sufficient reason; no U. S. Navy had existed at the time, except, during the last three years, on paper and on the ways.
From the time of his first commission in
1798, however, until his son died while he was still on active duty in 1882, the history of the Navy was inextricably bound up with the lives of John Rodgers I and John Rodgers II. For that matter, there were other members of their families who contributed to the history of the armed forces of the United States. Both John I and John II had brothers who were able officers; each had a brother who married into the Perry family; and Rodgers descendants have carried on the family tradition of service to the country. Nevertheless, the careers of the father and the son John Rodgers are outstanding examples of naval service.
John I was Thomas Truxtun’s first lieutenant (i.e., in modern terms, executive officer) when Truxtun’s Constellation fought L’Insurgenie during the Quasi-War with France, and it was Rodgers who, as prize- master, brought the captured frigate back to port. Later during the Quasi-War, he commanded a ship named for his native state, the Maryland. In the subsequent war with the Barbary States, John Rodgers I directed nearly every important naval operation except those directed by Edward Preble. Paullin summarizes Rodgers’ services tersely and accurately:
As senior officer under [Richard V.] Morris
and [Samuel] Barron, he served as their chief
of staff and as commander of the blockading
squadron off Tripoli. He was three times commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean squadron. Two of the larger cruisers of the 1 pasha’s navy and several smaller craft surrendered to him. In settling our difficulties with Morocco he shared the honors with Preble; during the peace negotiations with Tripoli he commanded the American squadron; and in the expedition to Tunis he was the chief actor and the commanding officer.
Back in the United States, Rodgers 'vaS president of the court martial that tried Coni' modore James Barron after the Chesapeake Leopard affair. Several years later, he was re" garded as the avenger of the Chesapeake incj' dent when the frigate President, under hlS command, fired into and did considerable damage to the British sloop of war, Little Belt- Rodgers and the President fired the first shots of the War of 1812 at H.M. frigate Belvidera■ During the running fight with the Belvidera> one of the bow chasers of the President burst) ^ breaking Rodgers’ leg and wounding, among others, Midshipman Matthew Calbrait1 Perry. After the escape of the British frigate^ Rodgers led his squadron to the coast ° Europe. It accomplished nothing of tactic3 significance, but its strategic importance ",aS great. President James Madison in his 311 nual message, and, years later, Admit3 , Mahan, gave Rodgers credit for forcing the British to concentrate their ships, a concen tration which prevented their establishing al1 effective blockade in the first months of t^e war. Thus, many American merchantmen that were at sea when war was declared vmrC enabled to return safely to port.
After three other cruises, the blockade gre''j. tighter, and in 1814 Rodgers found himse commanding seamen who were figlm1'? ashore as soldiers. These men arrived at Was ington too late to prevent the temporary cap ture of that city by the British and the burning of the government buildings, but, after at tempting to harass British forces on the Pot0^ mac, they did take an important part in t defense of Baltimore.
In 1815, as the war ended, a Board of NaU Commissioners was established to assist t Secretary of the Navy with administratis matters relating to materiel. The first thre® commissioners were Rodgers, Isaac Hull, an David Porter. As senior officer, Rodgers be
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His 1824-1827 cruise was made in the CaPacity of commander-in-chief of the Medi- letranean Squadron with his flag in the ship- H-the-line North Carolina. The Greek war for '''dependence from Turkey was under way at ae time; the rights of American citizens and . '"erican commerce were being threatened 111 the eastern Mediterranean, ft was Rodgers ^ho succeeded in negotiating a satisfactory diplomatic understanding with the Turkish apudan Pasha (i.e., admiral of the Turkish Heet).
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When John Rodgers I died in 1838, John °dgers If was already an experienced young ,J '(:cr who had seen duty in both the Mediter- ra>iean and the Brazil Squadrons. Soon after- pard, he served in the Seminole War in 0r'da, an experience which must have been ‘ls militarily frustrating as service in Vietnam W ay. The record is full of such statements as 11 was all in vain for the village was deserted” ^nd “tWo Indians who were seen escaped.” J early interest in steam propulsion was Emulated by an assignment to assist Lieuten- dat W. W. Hunter in his experiments with aips driven by two submerged paddle wheels bating horizontally. As mentioned, Rodgers Jssed the Mexican War because of assign- £ eat to the African and Mediterranean JWadrons. On his return to the United ates, he applied for duty with the Coast cUrvey. While he was on that service, he airnanded successively the paddle-wheel Ij amer Hetzel and the screw steamer Legare.
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*Juring the Civil War, Rodgers made a • me for himself as a skilled commander of After the failure of the Confederate forces to destroy the Norfolk Navy Yard, as a result of which Rodgers was captured by them but promptly exchanged back to the Union side, he went to the western rivers with the duty of creating a squadron for river operations, ft was he who bought and put into service as “timberclads” the river steamers Tyler, Lexington, and Conestoga, which later proved valuable warships at Fort McHenry and at Shiloh. Although the first river armored vessels were designed by Pook and built by Eads, several of Rodgers’ ideas were incorporated in them. Relieved of the river command for reasons which are not entirely clear to historians, he returned to the Atlantic coastal waters for the remainder of the war. As a member of Flag Officer S. F. DuPont’s staff, he was on the bridge of the flagship Wabash during the successful attack on Port Royal. After further duty with DuPont’s blockading squadron, he was given command of the new, experimental ironclad Galena. He was assigned to command a little river squadron which supported McClellan’s troops on their peninsular campaign. It was this squadron, beefed up by the addition of the famous Monitor, which fought the long gun duel with the Confederate battery at Drewry’s Bluff on the James River. The Drewry’s Bluff incident brought the design of the Galena into disrepute. Although she was faster and handier than the other types of ironclads that the Union employed (New Ironsides and Monitor), Rodgers was forced to comment wryly after the engagement: “We demonstrated that she is not shotproof.”
Transferred to command of the new monitor Weehawken, Rodgers rejoined DuPont’s blockading force in time to take part in the attempt to capture Charleston by seapower alone. Pushing a crude paravane designed by John Ericsson, the Weehawken was the first ship in DuPont’s line. She naturally came under very heavy fire, to which she stood up well. The attack, however, was a failure. When DuPont broke off action that afternoon, he fully expected to resume it in the morning, but so many casualties to materiel were reported that he never did so. The author recounts:
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Rodgers’ next exploit won him his promotion to rear admiral. While still attached to DuPont’s blockaders, the Weehawken encountered, and forced the surrender of, the Confederate ironclad Atlanta. Both ships had consorts standing by, but taking no part in the action. It seemed to the public that a Union monitor had finally vanquished a Confederate “Merrimac” in fair fight. And so it had, but, as Professor Johnson quickly admits, there were extenuating circumstances for the Atlanta. She had grounded early in the action and hence could not bring her full broadside to bear, and her crew were mostly landsmen.
The capture of the ironclad ended Rodgers’ significant share in Civil War operations. He was ordered to the command of another monitor but had to ask for relief because of ill health. Next he was given command of the Dictator, a new and experimental monitor designed by Ericsson. So much went wrong with the Dictator that the war was over before she was ready for service.
After the war, Rodgers commanded a Special Service Squadron which took the monitor Monadnock and the fast side-wheeler Vanderbilt to San Francisco to strengthen the defense of the West Coast. On the way, excitement was generated by the presence of a Spanish squadron off Valparaiso. He and General Hugh J. Kilpatrick, the consul, did what they could to avert hostilities, but finally had to permit the bombardment of the city.
Having returned overland, Rodgers next had a three-year tour of duty as Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard, after which he was ordered to command of the Asiatic Fleet. It was one of his major purposes to open Korea to American commerce, as Commodore M. C. Perry had opened Japan 15 years earlier. When an attempt to use Perry’s peaceful methods failed, Rodgers resorted to armed force. The record of the ensuing futile slaughter of Korean soldiers makes unpleasant reading in these anti-imperialistic times.[1]
The command of the Asiatic Fleet ended Rodgers’ sea duty. He next had a tour as Co®' mandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard) after which he returned east to become Supef" intendent of the Naval Observatory in Washington. He served collaterally, at various times, on the Lighthouse Board, the Jeannetd Relief Board, and the Naval Advisory Board’ It should not be omitted that he was President of the Naval Institute, the organization that has now published his biography.
When John Rodgers II died in 1882, he^a3 the senior officer of the Navy on active duty’ Admiral David Dixon Porter, virtually tired since 1876, was the senior officer o® daily. Since John Rodgers I and David Ported the admiral’s father, had been commissioi® at the same time in 1798, the Porter fanidy> father and son, had almost equaled the set' vice record of the two Rodgers men. Evel1 the Porters, however, had not served unindone a hitch in the Navy of Mexico, the father as commander-in-chief, the son as a midship^ man. Only the two Rodgers men had serve without a break for the period of 84 yearS' The father had risen to be senior officer of dlC Navy, as a commodore; the son to be se®°r officer on active duty, as a rear admiral.
Clearly, the lives of the two John Rodgc®^ are interesting and relevant for the studen of naval history. Hence they are suitable su jects for biographies.
The next question that confronts a revie'
The research is exhaustive and sple®
Both authors have gone deeply into pri®' papers, whether privately owned, in the c° lection of the Historical Society of Pennsy vania, in the National Archives, or in 1 _ Library of Congress. Both have made ex®11 sive use of naval records, not only corresp0^ dence but also logs, letter books, and u11 shipmen’s journals. Paullin, whose task re not only presents the American analysis, also points out its discrepancies with
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p°ldsborough was briefly John Rodgers II’s ‘^mediate superior during the peninsular campaign, Professor Johnson, not content 'Vl*b Goldsborough’s official reports, went p Eloldsborough’s papers in the New York ublic Library. In other words, neither of °Ur two authors left any stones unturned. It Soes without saying that their lists of secon- ary sources are formidable and impressive. Both strive for fairness and impartiality. °th succeed. Probably every unsatirical biog- fapher, after spending years of research into . e bfe of a person, wants to show that person ? lbe best possible light, but both Paullin and l°hnson admit that other interpretations may For example, John Rodgers I had some 'Acuities with ship recognition during the ^ar of 1812 and immediately before it. In ,'s action with the 20-gun sloop of war ’ttle Belt, he believed himself to be fighting e frigate Guerriere. During his cruise into the 0rth Sea, he mistook a 38-gun frigate and a 'Sun sloop of war for a ship-of-the-line and ^frigate respectively. Later, he mistook the "Sun frigate Loire for a ship of the line and used to engage her. When the cynical auer comes to this point he begins to lift an eyebrow in spite of Paullin’s statements, in e two latter cases, that perhaps the Commodore should have engaged. Then comes
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j? Johnson is similarly fair. The North Pacific
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Protestant rites. Making a decision that foreshadowed the fictional Caine Mutiny affair and the recent and unfortunate Arnheiter incident, the senior naval officer in Far Eastern waters, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, relieved Ringgold from command of the squadron on the ground of insanity and replaced him by John Rodgers II. Again the cynical reader lifts an eyebrow, remembering the closeness, by inter-marriage, of the Rodgers and Perry families and the fact that Ringgold, on his return to the United States, continued on active duty and, early in the Civil War, was thanked by Congress and given a gold medal for a brilliant feat of seamanship, a fact which Johnson duly records. Just as the reader’s eyebrow is rising, however, Johnson, like Paullin in the previous example, lowers the brow again by a clear and fair summary of the opposing point of view:
While recovering at Macao and then while homeward bound in the Susquehanna of Perry’s squadron, Cadwalader Ringgold was understandably disturbed at the turn events had taken. He had requested that Rodgers be brought to trial, only to find that officer appointed his successor when he himself was declared insane. And Commodore Perry, Rodgers’ close friend and near connection, had convened the board of medical survey, had dismissed the charges against Rodgers, and had appointed him to command the expedition. Commander Ringgold was convinced that he was the victim of a conspiracy.
It is interesting to note that the Ringgold incident is not mentioned at all in another recent naval biography, Admiral S. E. Mori- son’s life of Perry.[2]
Before we leave the subject of the excellence of the research, it should be noted that Johnson’s narrative of the frustrating naval operations against the Seminoles is the first adequate account to be put into general circulation. As he himself notes in his bibliographical essay, except for the diary of a young officer and the record of naval court #982, “the Navy’s role in the Seminole War has never been investigated thoroughly.”
The two volumes, moreover, are splendid examples of the bookmaker’s craft. The print
is large, the illustrations are helpful and extraordinarily interesting, and the proofreading was carefully done.
The greatest flaw is the absence of maps- None whatever are included, and often they would be most useful.
A comparison of the Paullin volume with the 1910 first edition makes it obvious that the printing, excellent as it is, has been done by some photographic reproductive process) for it is hardly likely that the original plates were available after 60 years. One or two of the illustrations seem less clear than in the original volume. Naturally the old-fashioned system of printing ships’ names is retained: Roman type and quotation marks, rather than the modern italics. And one or two minute errors of the original edition have therefore been inevitably kept. The intrusive h remain® under the portrait of “Stehphen” Decatur- Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, the Secretary of the Navy in 1815, remains “George W.” in text and index, and Commodore William Branford Shubrick appears as “Wd' liam H.”
Johnson’s faults are equally picayune. hfe says in his brilliant bibliographical essay that Edward M. Barrows’ biography of Perry lS the only one extant; although this statement was made before Morison’s definitive study was available, there was an earlier by W. E. Griffis; its existence was i , by Paullin. And once or twice in his early pages, Johnson seems doubtful about the de" tails of sailing ships. He records that Midship' man John Rodgers II transferred from the frigate Constellation to the sloop of war Con' cord, which, we are told, “was smaller tha11 the Constellation and carried her battery • • ' on one open deck, but in other respects • • ' bore a marked similarity to the frigate, eS' pecially in her three-masted ship rig.” Natut' ally enough. All frigates and sloops of war ha the same rig. Later there is a reference to the ironclad Galena's having originally beei1 rigged as a foretopsail schooner. Why fore? ■ topsail schooner, by definition, carried her only square sails on the fore topmast (and the fore topgallant mast, if she was big enoug to possess one).
Obviously a reviewer who can find °° larger matters to complain about must bc more than satisfied; he is enthusiastic.
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ohrSCntS a bard reappraisal of Britain’s interests and , ‘Rations in defending an empire that no longer j ts> and argues for a political realization of this re- ced world stature within both the Labour and Con- Crvative parties.
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A'rcraft Markings of the World 1912-1967
Robertson. Letchvvorth, England: Harley- '°rd> 1967. 232 pp. Illus. $11.75.
baling with military and civilian aviation and preSenting the markings used by the new air forces of the j-niergent nations, this volume updates and expands, does not replace, the earlier publication Aircraft arn°ujlagc and Markings 1907-1954. A unique photo- ®raPh album with many interesting features that cer- ]^n'y warrants a place in any aircraft reference col- :'ction; of definite interest to meticulous modellers, fortunately, too few of the illustrations are in color.
Th
ne American Crisis in Vietnam
y^nce Hartke. New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1968. 63 PP- $5.95.
n°-nonsense review of a situation into which U. S. . nator Hartke feels this country is moving from one ^°ttiestic and foreign blunder into another. The book Vers all the familiar anti-war arguments, but is c|0t<*ble principally for the stature of its author and the Car analysis of the war’s stress on the American ec°nomy.
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ground, the strategic maneuvering and the personalities of the leading figures.
Britain and the Persian Gulf 1795-1880
J. B. Kelly. London: Oxford University Press, 1968. 911 pp. Illus. £10.10. (about $25.00)
Expanded from the author’s doctoral dissertation, this is probably the most detailed and complete account of the foundation and growth of British influence in this Middle East communication link with her Indian empire.
The British Army 1642-1970
Peter Young. London: Kimber, 1967. 286 pp. Illus. 70 shillings (about $8.40)
Certain periods are selectively highlighted in this work, which is closer to being a narrated chronology or date catalog than a true history. Only major events and personalities are detailed; the future, “The Army of the 70’s,” is a short epilogue.
The Buccaneers of America
John Esquemeling. New York: Dover, 1967. 506 pp. Illus. $2.75 (paper).
Notwithstanding the extreme age of this writing— first published in Holland in 1678—this is exciting reading on a particularly tumultuous period of history and is regarded as the best source of information about pirate activities on the Spanish Main. Also included in this reprinting is an equally interesting narrative of the first English pirates in the Pacific.
Carolina Marine
Jud Spainhour. Lenoir, North Carolina: Walter J. Spainhour, 1968. 95 pp. Illus. $2.95.
Covering a three-year span, this publication records the personal letters of a Marine Corps captain to his family. The officer was posthumously awarded the
Revised by Cdr. Alfred Prunski, USCG (Re*4 Annapolis, Md.: U. S. Naval Institute, 1968. 4th ed. 516 pp. Illus. $12.00.
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York: John Day,
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useful starting point for researching irregular wad The book was first published in England in 1967'
fate'
Silver Star for the action in which he was mortally wounded at Dong Ha on 15 September 1966.
Churchill and the Montgomery
R. W. Thompson. New York: Evans, 1968. 276 pp. Illus. $5.95.
When published last year in England under the title The Montgomery Legend, it constituted the first major debunking of this World War II personality.
The Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe: An Introduction
Richard F. Staar. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institute Publications, 1967. 387 pp. $7.50.
A college-level textbook that reviews, in turn, the history of each of the Communist-bloc countries since 1945. Other chapters discuss military co-ordination through the Warsaw Treaty Organization and economic integration through the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.
The Deep Submersible
Richard D. Terry. North Hollywood, Calif.: Western Periodicals, 1966. 456 pp. Illus. No price given.
An interesting compendium that describes the important features of manned submersibles and compares their advantages and disadvantages to tethered or remote controlled and unmanned vehicles. In some sections, the discussions are awkward and the conclusions are not fully developed, which is unfortunate in so large a total effort. The mere fact that so many details have been gathered and tabled more than makes up for the shortcoming. Two interesting features are the chapters offering a “Historical Review of Diving” and a report on the “Status of Russia’s Deep Submersible Program.”
Eclipse
Alan Moorehead. New York: Harper and Row, 1968. 319 pp. Illus. $6.95.
From the invasion of Sicily to the collapse of Germany, the author, through his own personal observations, by virtue of his being there, has produced an interesting combination of war analysis, historical narrative and
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social comment. Eclipse was first published at the end of World War II and was the Allied code name for the occupation of Germany.
Farwell’s Rules of the Nautical Road
Fully illustrated, comprehensively indexed, and with separate appendixes for various special rules and i®' terpretations, this text is an authoritative sailing re ' erence with emphasis on the revisions which were placed into effect by the International Regulation® for Preventing Collisions at Sea of 1960. A thorough revision based on the 1954 edition.
Fifty Years of Soviet Communism
Louis Fischer. New York: Popular Library, 1968' 128 pp. $.60 (paper).
By an author with much firsthand experience >n Russia, this book is hardly definitive, but for so shod a work covering so long a time-span, there are tnanf interesting observations, especially for non-speciaIists'
The German Atomic Bomb
David Irving. New York: Simon and Schustefi 1968. 329 pp. Illus. $6.95.
Lacking the direction of the American program aIlC* beset by conflicting personalities of its main scientist^ the German atomic bomb project failed even thoug it was started four months prior to the outbreak 0 World War II. Relying on recently declassified i®f terial and the private papers of physicists involved 13 the project, the author provides a full account of t® fateful failure.
German Guided Missiles of the Second World War
Rowland F. Pocock. New York: Arco, 1967. 1^ pp. Illus. $4.95.
This slim volume describes the technical features German guided missiles and the work of the desig®*; which, in a large measure, has provided the basis present missile and space research in the Unite States and Russia.
Guerrillas
Arthur Campbell. New 344 pp. Illus. $6.95.
With only a brief mention of the Vietnam War, book presents a history and analysis of guerrilla Wa fare from its first full-scale use in Spain, agal® Napoleon, to the present. Though each guerrilla ca paign has its own chapter, only those chapters c°^ cerned with the Malayan and HUK campaignS the Philippines really stand out. However, the maP^ glossary, bibliography, and index do make the bo°
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^he Lightning War
Fyford-Jones. New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1968. PP- Illus. $5.00.
from both sides of the Arab-Israeli six-day war of
history of the Second Seminole War 18351842
John K. Mahon. Gainesville, Fla.: University Florida Press, 1967. 387 pp. Illus. $10.00.
Although this was one of the most grueling of the Ittdian campaigns, it is not well remembered—no sweeping cavalry charges, no last stands—yet there is J^uch here that is similar to the present Vietnam War. Ihis volume is an excellent piece of scholarship which does much to refocus attention on this interesting Period of U. S. military history—the only Indian eampaign in which the Navy played a significant role.
Korean Decision: June 24-30, 1950
•Jenn D. Paige. New York: The Free Press, 1968.
,e evolution of one of the key decisions by the United States in the post World War II period is deScribed and analyzed on an hour-by-hour basis.
Landing At Veracruz: 1914
J^ck Sweetman. Annapolis, Md.: U. S. Naval Institute, 1968. 224 pp. Illus. $8.50.
^■°st amongst the other events of 1914, this interna- J*°nal incident, which is not without its comic opera avor, could have been a much larger tragedy than another armed intervention by the United States 'n the affairs of a Latin American country. The son of a Navy signalman who took part in the landing, the aathor has done a fine job of recapturing the atmosphere of the period and reconstructing the events of
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Luftwaffe War Diaries
CaJus Bekker. New York: Doubleday, 1968. 399 pp- Ulus. $7.95.
^hilc this is not an official account of the rise and fall « Luftwaffe, the sources used and the compara- e evaluations made of the personal papers, inter- Aevvs, and archives make it almost that authoritative. l m,wh fuller documentation than Werner Baum- 194^'8 Tf/* Death of the Luftwaffe published in th ^ ancF by far, a more valuable addition to filling in at Period of history. Recommended reading.
^arine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War
etnzj. Nowarra. Letchworth, England: Harley- °rd> 1966. 210 pp. Illus. $11.75.
valuahle record, backed by more than 500 photo- Phs and 56 three-view scale-drawings, presents
many details on this rarely described piece of aeronautical and naval history.
Martin Bormann
James McGovern. New York: Morrow, 1968. 237 pp. Illus. $5.95.
The man in Hitler’s shadow was in fact Hitler’s keeper, isolating and using the Fuehrer to accomplish his own sub-human ends, and then managing to disappear completely during the last hours of the Third Reich. The author presents four scenarios of what might have happened to Bormann, and though each is plausible, the writer feels that Bormann died in Berlin and was buried by the Russians. The reasons why the Russians, and to some extent the United States, have never admitted this makes as interesting reading as the whole of the book.
Merchant Ships: World Built
E. E. Sigwart. London: Adlard Coles, 1967. 194 pp. Illus. 45s. (about $5.40); U.S.A. distributor, John de Graff, 34 Oak Ave., Tuckahoe, N. Y. 10707.
Vessels completed in 1966 and displacing at least 1,000 tons gross are pictured and detailed; the introduction has some interesting commentary on the increasing sizes of cargo ships and their handling problems.
My Silent War
Kim Philby. New York: Grove Press, 1968. 262 pp. $5.95.
A remarkably dull book in which the “Soviet Master Spy” reveals nothing but a strong distaste for J. Edgar Hoover.
The Nazi Seizure of Power
William Sheridan Allen. Chicago, 111.: Quadrangle, 1965. 345 pp. $2.45 (paper).
This is the historical experience of a small, heavily middle-class town during the years 1930 to 1935—the last days of the Weimar Republic; the first years of the Third Reich—that turned to Nazism earlier and more strongly than most other parts of Germany. An illuminating sociological study.
Ocean Science Study Kit
Washington, D. C. 20390: U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office, 1968. Illus. $3.20.
In two different folders, one for teacher and one for student, is contained an introduction to oceanography and ocean engineering for the high school student. A valuable supplement to the series “Investigating the Earth,” and very complete with student exercises, maps, lists of films, booklets, and article reprints.
Oceanography in Print
Lynn Forbes (comp.) and Mary Sears. Falmouth, Mass.: Oceanographic Education Center, P. O. Box 858, 02541, 1968. 58 pp. $.75 (paper).
Prints Available
This “selected list of educational resources” appears most complete, with entries that range as far back as the 1940s. The booklet is divided by education level, from elementary to adult technical, and under each grouping there is a wide range of subjects from general oceanography to chemical oceanography. Periodicals, films, maps, and miscellaneous materials are listed. There is an author’s index.
The Philby Conspiracy
Bruce Page, David Leitch, and Phillip Knightley. New York: Doubleday, 1968. 300 pp. lllus. $5.95.
In the convoluted world of espionage, the truth, to the outsider, is the least obtainable of all objectives. But this book covering the Philby-Maclean-Burgess spy scandal, with its faults acknowledged by the authors, is a remarkable piece of investigation and re-creation of extremely shadowy, contemporary Cold War history. John Le Carre provides an equally interesting introduction.
The Russians and Berlin: 1945
Erich Kuby. New York: Hill and Wang, 1968. 372 pp. Illus. $6.95.
Crammed with detail, this book fully investigates Berlin’s last days and Hitler’s last hours, and, in the process, tries to dispel the myth of a heroic German defense finally overcome by a hard-fighting Russian army. Originally serialized in Der Spiegel, it is unusu ally sympathetic and understanding of the Russians^ while contending that Berlin and Hitler both died wit more of a whimper than a bang. The translation 1S not the best and the details, at times, become tedi°us> but it is this very wealth of details that makes thlS book worth reading.
Surprise Attack!
John Clagett. New York: Messner, 1968. 191 pP '$3.50.
By placing each of his five characters aboard separate ships, the author is able to provide diverse “e)’e, witness” views of a fictionalized battle of Leyte Gu ’ only the chapter covering the destroyer action is rea ) exciting.
Taschenbuch der Kriegsflotten
Bruno Weyer. Munich: Lehmann’s (1914), 1^ 583 pp. Illus. About $10.50.
A classic in the field of warship compendiums; d11® old edition of Weyers is now available in an offset-pr® reproduction, which has not hurt the clarity of * original’s typography, line-drawings, or photograp
The "un-American” Weapon
Elliot Harris. New York: Lads, 1967. 211 pP $4.95.
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The American full-rigged ship Aristides painting by Mr. Robert Salmon which appeared on the cover of the Proceedings for April 1965 is available in full color as a large- size print (26"X22") suitable for framing. List price $5.00 per print. Member’s price $1.00 per print.
The Uncharted Sea
Ronald D. Skeen. New York: Carlton, 1968. pp. $2.75.
The United Nations Force in Cyprus
James A. Stegenga. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Stat University Press, 1968. 227 pp. $6.25.
The Unfought Battle
Jon Kimche. New York: Stein and Day, 1968. ^ pp. $5.95.
One of the more recent, great, historical “might-ha' been-different-if” situations—the failure of France an^ Great Britain to take the offensive against Ger® ^ in September 1939—is examined in depth, taking j to account the military dispositions on both sides the Siegfried Line, as well as the apparent fa11 within the Allied intelligence and diplomatic servi
This slim volume, using beautifully concise and u ^ complicated language, presents a wide spectrum marine subjects—diving, archeology, oceanograP1^ marine life—and describes the effect of the ocean the weather of the land world. This is not a b00^ the specialist, but any layman will appreciate and e joy reading it.
Poor organization, and poor writing, compoun with too many irrelevant details, spoil this history psychological warfare. It is very difficult to beh the author is a communications consultant, as book jacket claims.
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arplanes of the World
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r Aircrajt, and although this type of book grows t numbers, this version, originally published in Poland, does, at least, offer a compact size and a Pact price tag while maintaining Jane's accuracy.
The operations of this multi-national peacekeeping force are studied, with the conclusion that, while this oulitary force and its operations was a model of efficiency and economy in maintaining order in a difficult situation, such a force is no substitute for *raditional political procedures of settlement.
United States Battleships
Alan F. Pater (ed. and comp.). Beverly Hills, Ualif.: Monitor Book Co., 1968. 279 pp. Illus. 119.95.
A full biography of each of the 59 battleships commissioned between 1895 and 1944 is provided in this arge-size volume that has an excellent introduction by rear Admiral Lewis S. Parks, giving the evolutionary ■story of the battleship and its contribution to na- ffonal security. While much detail work has gone into lc Writing of each ship’s history, and there is much to ^ommend the volume as a source book on American attleships—one which should be in any naval col- fction—there are unfortunate shortcomings which lIllit its usefulness. Photographs are not dated; ^hematics and silhouettes are not included; physical . ala is poorly presented, and there is no hull number
^ar and Aftermath 1914-1929
Tierre Renouvin. New York; Harper & Row,
96s- 368 pp. $8.50.
U'vided into three sections—World War I; the peace ^'■dement and the spread of anti-colonialism; and the ’ Ure of international schemes to stabilize economic d military security—this is a skillfully woven out- de Which uses all the usual analytical tools to describe e course of international relations during that fate- u 15-year period.
R. Taylor. New York: Arco, 1966. 203 pp. J4.95.
Cssrnucli as the author is the editor of Jane's All the World's .
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eapons of War
In Uleator. New York: Crowell, 1968. 224 pp. Uus- $5.95.
^hile there are many photographs and numerous is aW,inSs fhaf illustrate the text, the writing style itself tneS disappointment, but the research and docu- ation with the historical range covered—
Paleolithic Age to Nuclear Age—has produced a work of some small interest.
Why the Draft?
James C. Miller, III (ed.). Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1968. 197 pp. $1.25 (paper).
This is not a pacifist polemic, but a reasoned political and economic appraisal of The Case jot a Volunteer Army, in which national tradition, feasibility, and real cost are carefully considered.
PERIODICALS
"A-l Skyraider”
Naval Aviation News, July 1968. pp. 18-27. Illus. $.25. Supt. of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402.
A nostalgic look at one of the toughest combat aircraft ever flown, with good coverage of the original concept, plans, the machine itself, its missions, and the men who flew it. A fine, short review of a jet-age anachronism.
Marine Engineering/Log Yearbook Issue
15 June 1968. Illus. $3.00. 30 Church Street, New York, N. Y. 10007.
This 27th annual maritime review carries its usual wide range of interesting articles, and this year has added a section on foreign-flag fleets owned by American affiliates. Of particular Navy interest is the table of U. S. Navy vessels completed in Fiscal Year 1968, and the proposed building program for FY 1969.
"Sweden’s Versatile Viggen”
Stefan Geisenheyner in Aerospace International, May- June 1968. pp. 42-44. Illus. $12.00 per year. 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20006.
This close support, interceptor, reconnaissance, and training aircraft is well suited to Sweden’s defense needs; can land on roads, and come to a full stop in 500 meters. One of the world’s most advanced weapon systems, the SAAB System 37 or Viggen is a STOL aircraft. Short article but well done.
REISSUE The Guadacanal Campaign
Maj. John L. Zimmerman, USMCR. Chicago, 111.: Lancaster (1949), 1968. 189 pp. Illus. $7.95.
Although slightly reduced in format size, this is, in all other respects, an exact reproduction of the official history of this most important World War II battle published in 1949 by the Marine Corps Historical Branch.
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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.
Soldiers of the Sea......................................................................................................................................... $14.00 ($11.20)
By Col. R. D. Heinl, Jr., USMC. A definitive history of the U. S. Marine Corps, 1775-1962. 693 pages. Illustrated.
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.
Torpedoboat Sailor........................................................................................................................................ $7.50 ($6.00)
By Charles Blackford. 1968, xiii, 160 pages.
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: . . . Naval Aviation’s Early Development, 1910-1916 . . . $12.50 ($10.00)
By Rear 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 U. S. mine warfare operations in World War II and Korea. 1959. 322 pages. Illustrated.
The Sea War in Korea.................................................................................................................................... $6.00 ($4.80)
By Cdr. M. W. Cagle, USN, and Cdr. F. A. Manson, USN. 1957. 555 pages.
Illustrated.
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)
World war ii—(other nations)
Her Seckricg, 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 Kaw'akami. 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.
sea power
Air Operation 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. IV. Jeffries, U. S. Naval Academy. A summary of the physical, economic, and political geography of the world. 4th ed., 1967.
184 pages. Softbound.
Naval Logistics.............................................................................................................................................. $7.50 ($6.00)
By Vice Adm. G. C. Dyer, USN (Ret.). 2nd ed„ 1962. 367 pages. Illustrated.
Naval Operations Analysis..................................................................................................................................... $7.50. ($6.00)
By Naval Science Dept., U. S. Naval Academy.
327 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.
Naval Review 1968 .............................................................................................................................................. $12.50 ($10.00)
11 essays. 1968. 386 pages. Illustrated.
Soviet Naval Strategy............................................................................................................................................... $9,00 ($7.20)
By Robert W. Herrick. 1968. 250 pages. Illustrated. Index.
SEAMANSHIP
Heavy Weather Guide.............................................................................................................................................. $6.00 ($4.80)
By Capt. E. T. Harding, USN, and Capt. W. J. Kotsch, USN. 1965. 210 pages.
Illustrated.
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. Utegaard, USN, and Gerard Riordan. 1st ed., 1958. 771 pages. Illustrated.
Farwell’s Rules of the Nautical Road.................................................................................................................... $12.00. ($9.60)
By Capt. R. F. Farwell, USNR. Revised by Lt. Alfred Prunski, USCG.
4th ed., 1967. 516 pages. Illustrated.
Simplified Rules of the Nautical Road..................................................................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
By Lt. O. W. Hill, III, USN. 1963.112 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
PROFESSIONAL HANDBOOKS
The Bluejacket’s Manual, U. S. Navy...................................................................................................................... $2.60 ($2.08)
Revised by Capt. J. V. Noel, Jr., USN, and W. [. 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. 5th ed., 1967. 885 pages. Illustrated. Softbound.
Command at Sea..................................................................................................................................................... $6.50. ($5.20)
By Rear Adm. H. F. Cope, USN (Ret.). Revised by Capt. H. Bucknell III USN. 3rd ed., 1966. 540 pages.
Division Ofliccr’s Guide................................................................................ .... $3 ()() ($2.40)
ByCapt.J.V. Noel, Jr., USN. 5th ed., 1962.282 pages.
The Marine Officer'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 Officer’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. Hein!, Jr., USMC (Ret.). 1966, 367 pa<ms.
List of Rubrics (800). Index of Sources (1,200).
Weyer’s Warships of the World 1968.............................................................................................................. $15.00 ($12.00)
Compiled by Alexander Bredt. 1967. Over 400 pages.
The Henry Huddelston 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. 1966.
379 pages. Paperbound.
The Ships and Aircraft of the U. S. Fleet.......................................................................................................... $3.50 ($2.80)
By James C. Fahey. 8th ed., 1965. 64 pages. Illustrated. Paperbound.
Professional Reading Guide (No discount)....................................................................................................... $1.00 ($1.00)
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
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Descriptive Analysis of Naval Turbine Propulsion Plants.........................................................................
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[1] See W. M. Leary, Jr. “Our Other War in Korea,” U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings, June 1968, pp. 47-53.
[2] See Richard A. von Doenhoff’s review of Old Bruin: Commodore Mathew Calbraith Perry, U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings, August 1968, pp. 120-121.