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View from the Quarterdeck: July 2015
In the summer of 2015, l’Hermione, a beautifully reconstructed replica of an 18th century, three-masted, 32-gun, Concorde class French frigate visited ports on the east coast of North America from Yorktown, Virginia, to Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. Her namesake vessel gained … Continue reading
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Repair Work and Naval Musical Chairs: Conflict and Cooperation in Anglo-American Naval Relations in 1941
Contents: Background: Infrastructure Changes Early Discussions on Anglo-American Pacific Policy Pacific Policy Differences ABC-1 Talks The Repair Requests The Rest of the Story Conclusion Corbin Williamson Ohio State University David Reynolds has described the years 1940 and 1941 as the … Continue reading
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Tagged abc-1, abc-1 talks, American, anglo, Churchill, fdr, history, Naval History, roosevelt, world war two, WWII
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“Every ship in the Fleet must be Eused like men”: The Royal Navy Mutinies in Simon’s and Table Bay, 1797
Contents: Introduction A Breeze at Simon’s Bay The Little Nore The Forecastle culture and the Tripartite Sailor The Sailor in His Own Words Conclusion Bibliography Allison Funk Independent Researcher Introduction 1 In the wake of the vast multi-ship mutinies of England’s … Continue reading
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USS Kirk: Leadership Amidst Chaos, A Legacy of Survival
Abigail Wiest Sacred Heart Catholic School Hattiesburg, MS I chose my topic of the U.S.S. Kirk because I had a deep interest in the fall of Saigon. I had heard about this topic in class, and it instantly grabbed my attention. … Continue reading
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Tagged abigail wiest, National History Day, saigon, uss kirk, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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Inside the Archives: The Yangtze River Patrol Collection
John Sanders Special Collections & Archives Dudley Knox Library Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California Wednesday, April 26, 1911: “Got into tail of typhoon about 5 a.m. Sea roughest experienced yet. Lucky we are heading into it. Eased up a bit … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – Empire, Technology and Seapower: Royal Navy crisis in the age of Palmerston
Howard J. Fuller, Empire, Technology and Seapower: Royal Navy crisis in the age of Palmerston. New York: Routledge, 2013. 297 pp. Review by Joseph Moretz, PhD British Commission for Military History Reassessment of the past invariably means reassessment of the … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, british history, howard fuller, lord palmerston, Naval History, palmerston, Royal Navy
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BOOK REVIEW – The Challenges of Command: The Royal Navy’s Executive Branch Officers, 1880-1919
Robert L. Davison. The Challenges of Command: The Royal Navy’s Executive Branch Officers, 1880-1919. Surrey: Ashgate, 2011. 288 pp. Review by Joseph Moretz, PhD British Commission for Military History The Challenges of Command surveys the executive branch officer corps of … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – 21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era
Benjamin F. Armstrong, Editor, 21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2013. Notes, 179 pp. Review by John J. Abbatiello, PhD Monument, Colorado 1914 was a momentous year for naval affairs. One hundred … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – The Search for HMAS Sydney: An Australian Story
Ted Graham, Bob King, Bob Trotter and Kim Kirsner, eds., The Search for HMAS Sydney: An Australian Story, Sydney: UNSW Press, 2014. 320 pp. Review by Tom Frame Director Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (ACSACS) … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – Asian Maritime Strategies: Navigating Troubled Waters
Bernard D. Cole, Asian Maritime Strategies: Navigating Troubled Waters. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2013. Notes; bibliography. 304 pp. Review by John M. Jennings United States Air Force Academy Asian Maritime Strategies: Navigating Troubled Waters is the latest book by the … Continue reading
Giving Teeth to the Carter Doctrine: The Marine Corps Makes the Case for its Strategic Relevance, 1977-1981
“…the Marine Corps is in serious trouble…The brutal truth is that a growing number of defense analysts regard the Marine Corps as an under-gunned, slow-moving monument to a bygone era in warfare.” 1 – William Lind and Jeffrey Record, … Continue reading
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Tagged carter administration, carter doctrine, history, marine corps, nathan packard, oil crisis, united states marine corps, usmc
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