Dr. Scheina is the Coast Guard’s official historian and a frequent contributor to Naval History and Proceedings. 

Articles by Robert Scheina

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Dr. Robert L. Scheina, Dr. Robert C. Jones, Commander Richard Compton-Hall, Royal Navy (Retired) & Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)
February 1995
Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II Jerry E. Strahan. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. 382 pp. Bib. Ind. Notes. Photos. $29.95 ($26.95) ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Dr. Robert C. Jones, Dr. Robert L. Scheina, & Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)
February 1994
Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/ Maturin Novels: An Overview Reviewed by Dr. Robert C. Jones Captain John Aubrey, Royal Navy, and Dr. Stephen Maturin—physician, naturalist, and intelligence agent—first met on 1 April ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), John B. Hattendorf, Captain Kenneth J. Hagan, U. S. Naval Reserve (Retired), & Robert L. Scheina
April 1989
Horatio Nelson Tom Pocock. New York: Knopf, 1988. 367 pp. Illus. Maps. Notes. Bib. Ind. $22.95 ($20.65). Reviewed by Captain John Coote, Royal Navy (Retired) One cannot help but wonder ...

Book Reviews

By Captain John O. Coote, Royal Navy (Retired), Richard A. Best, Jr., Robert L. Scheina
April 1987
Flagship Hood Alan Coles and Ted Briggs. London: Robert Hale, 1985. 269 pp. Ind. $16.97 ($15.27). Reviewed by Captain John O. Coote, Royal Navy (Retired) In September 1922, Brazil celebrated ...

Where Were Those Argentine Subs?

By Robert L. Scheina
March 1984
Rumors persist concerning Argentine submarine operations during the Malvinas War. What follows is based primarily on interviews with Argentine submariners who fought in the war and who spoke freely and ...

The Malvinas Campaign

By Dr. Robert L. Scheina
May 1983
When the Proceedings published its first international navies issue two years ago, the cover featured R. G. Smith’s fine drawing of the old Argentine carrier 25 de Mayo and the ...