Robert Erwin Johnson was a professor of history at the University of Alabama. He was also the author of Thence Around Cape Horn, Bering Sea Escort and Rear Admiral John Rodgers. He died in 2008.

Articles by Robert Johnson

The Fifth Armed Force

By Robert Erwin Johnson
April 1990
The Coast Guard’s record in the country’s 20th century wars leaves little doubt that the fifth armed force will have an important part in any future conflict.

The Cruise of the Macedonian

By Robert E. Johnson
December 1963
The following selection, taken from Chapter 2 of that book, describes the cruise of the first American warship on the Pacific Station.

Books by Robert Johnson