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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a watershed event in the history of the United States. It marked the sudden, dramatic transition from peace to war, and it also ...

Jim Barber Executive Director
June 2023

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The ship pictured on the cover and featured in a short pictorial in this issue will always hold a warm spot in my heart. Believe it or not, the carrier ...

Jim Barber
June 2023

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We often hear the phrase, “History repeats itself.” But sometimes knowing about history can help keep us from repeating the mistakes of others. The recent comparisons between Adolf Hitler and ...

Jim Barber
June 2023

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If you did a double take when you saw that this issue is labeled spring rather than winter, fear not; we have not abolished one entire season of the year ...

Jim Barber
June 2023

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Behind all the personnel, ships, and weapons that comprise a navy is the strategy that defines its objectives. One of the benefits of history is that it affords us the ...

Jim Barber
June 2023

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An interest in history can be a family affair. One of the founders of the Naval Historical Society was Admiral Joseph Strauss (1861- 1948), a distinguished naval officer noted for ...

Jim Barber
June 2023

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In the winter issue, we published a letter from a professional historian who advocated that Naval History become a scholarly journal, moving away from reminiscences and antiquarianism. His viewpoint was ...

Jim Barber
June 2023
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Our cover story this issue looks at what was unfolding in the South Pacific 80 years ago during this actionful chapter of Halsey’s career.

June 2023

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In putting together a magazine called Naval History, we define “naval” broadly. In addition to the Navy itself, it also covers the other two sea services, and it deals with ...

Jim Barber
May 2023

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Earlier this year, China’s government cracked down violently on dissident students in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, then pretended that the untoward events there had never happened. Such efforts to rewrite or ...

Jim Barber
May 2023