Operation "Sea Lion"

By Vice Admiral Kurt Assmann of the former German Navy. Translated by Captain Roland E. Krause, U. S. Navy
January 1950
The question as to why Germany did not attempt the invasion of England after the downfall of France in the summer of 1940 will always be a subject of extraordinary ...

Nelson and Saumarez

By Lieutenant Harrison P. Martin, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
January 1950
Perhaps alone among the great figures of history Nelson is remembered as much for his faults as for his virtues. His connection with Lady Hamilton, the subject of countless popular ...

The James Forrestal Fellowships in the Naval History

By Commander E. B. Potter, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
January 1950
The United States Naval Academy, in establishing the James Forrestal Fellowships in Naval History, has passed another milestone in its progress as an educational institution. Now, in addition to its ...

Contacts with the Hero of Manila Bay

By Captain J. M. Ellicott, U. S. Navy (Retired)
January 1950
When I was on duty in the Office of Naval Intelligence there was a lunch room on the top floor of the old State, War and Navy Department Pudding. One ...

Naval Terminology Today Two Point Five

By Chief Quartermaster William James Miller, U. S. Navy
January 1950
Two topics of interest in our post-war navy which have appeared in the pages of this publication are “The Fallen Estate of the Petty Officers” and “The Lack of Leadership ...

Why Educate A Naval Officer?

By Assistant Professor William B. Prendergast, U. S. Naval Academy
January 1950
Explaining his conception of the nature of education in Book One of The Laws, Plato observes, “ . . . when we speak in terms of praise or blame ...

A Plan For Naval Shore Patrols

By Lieutenant (JG) Bruce B. Dunning, U. S. Navy
January 1950
In order to maintain its reputation, the Navy today must insure that its personnel maintain a high order o{ discipline while on leave and liberty. It is commonly accepted that ...

Eventually, A House

By Captain K. C. McIntosh, (SC) U. S. Navy, Retired
January 1950
In the fargone days when ships received commendatory letters for sending a wireless message one hundred miles or hearing one at three hundred, She Who Shares My Destiny and I ...

The Soviet Military Press

By Commander C. P. Lemieux, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
January 1950
Soviet military journals and newspapers play a well-defined r61e in furthering the missions of the armed forces in the U.S.S.R. While these organs may not furnish us much information of ...

Operation Destiny

By Lieutenant Commander William D. Lanier, Jr., U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1950
Just a little over a century ago the dominant theme in American politics was “Manifest Destiny.” In the hundred years of alleged progress since, that somewhat pompous phrase has been ...

Our Dilemma in Japan

By Martin E. Holbrook
January 1950
There is a distinct possibility that before long Japan may once again possess a Navy, an Army, and possibly even an Air Force. The above statement represents one horn of ...

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