The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

By Vice Admiral Jerauld Wright, U. S. Navy
December 1951
I. Historical Background Early in our national history when Asia was practically an unknown land and when Europe was thirty days or more away by sailing vessel, the newly born ...

Another December Seventh In Hawaii

By Rear Admiral A. Farenholt (M.C.), U. S. Navy (Retired)
December 1951
The passage of time has almost obliterated from memory the fact that on another December seventh, in 1794, an event took place in the harbor of Honolulu which had a ...

The Anatomy of Leadership

By Commander H. E. Smith (C.E.C.), U. S. Navy
December 1951
Leaders are born, not made” is an old sophism. If it were true, government and business would be difficult to maintain on any established basis. Somehow we would be forced ...

LST Ferry Crew One

By Herbert G. Telsey
December 1951
This is the story, in outline, of Crew One of the LST ferrying organization, which functioned in the Ninth Naval District during World War II under the immediate command of ...

Uniform Tonnage Measurement

By Captain R. T. Merrill, U. S. Coast Guard Reserve (Retired)
December 1951
Few naval officers are thoroughly familiar with the terms “gross” and “net” register tonnage unless their work has to do with merchant shipping. These two “tonnages”—of the four used in ...

Portugal As An Ally

By Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William J. Freitas, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1951
If another global war breaks out, Portugal will be a participant in the defense of western civilization against communism. However, as one of the smaller nations of Western Europe, Portugal ...

Modern Polar Navigation

By Commander Alton B. Moody, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1951
Restless man has never been satisfied to remain within the confines of his . familiar world, either geographically or mentally. Had it been otherwise, progress would have ceased. In none ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

December 1951
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Book Reviews

December 1951
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Professional Notes

December 1951
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