Long a member of the Naval Institute, Lieutenant Vogel’s service in the Navy has been largely that of Intelligence Officer. With a fluent knowledge of the Japanese language, he was a member of the Staff, Commander Fifth Fleet.

Articles by Bertram Vogel

Military Lessons and Not Learned

By Bertram Vogel
June 1948
I The United States is in grave danger again—probably the greatest it has ever experienced in its history. For in a world which is more and more rapidly dividing itself ...

The Great Strangling of Japan

By Bertram Vogel
November 1947
Although reams of paper and tons of print have been consumed since the war in an attempt to analyze and evaluate the importance of various weapons and craft utilized during ...

Who Were the Kamikaze?

By Bertram Vogel
July 1947
When, in the spring of 1945, the fanatic attacks of the so-called Kamikaze pilots were menacing the carriers and transports of our invasion fleets and were inspiring sensational headlines and ...

A Reply to the Extremists

By Bertram Vogel
May 1947
Not long ago an intelligent acquaintance of mine who takes great pride in the fact that he is a responsible and well informed citizen startled me with a simple but ...

Some Notes on Japan

By Lieutenant (J.G.) Bertram Vogel, U. S. Naval Reserve
May 1946
Now that United States military forces have been stationed in Japan for approximately half a year or more, it is both appropriate and imperative that we analyze and appraise our ...