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The International Standard Serial Number of the International Journal of Naval History is 1932-6556-
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Strategy, Language, and the Culture of Defeat: Changing Interpretations of Japan’s Pacific War Naval Demise
By Hal M. Friedman Henry Ford Community College Military historians say that military history is written from the perspective of the victor. Japan’s naval defeat in the Pacific War, however, provides a highly arguable case. Much of the translated postwar … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – Churchill Goes to War: Winston’s Wartime Journeys
Brian Lavery, Churchill Goes to War: Winston’s Wartime Journeys, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2007. 392 pp. Illustrations, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. Review by Timothy J. Demy U.S. Naval War College Brian Lavery’s name and works are well known to naval … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – Forgotten Weapon: U. S. Navy Airships and the U-boat War
William T Althoff, Forgotten Weapon: U. S. Navy Airships and the U-boat War. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2009. 417 pp. heavily illustrated with B& W photographs; maps, chronology, glossary, appendixes, bibliography, notes, index. Review by Andrew Lambert King’s College London. … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – The Battle of Midway
Craig L. Symonds, The Battle of Midway, Oxford University Press, 2011. 452 pp., appendices, notes, bibliography, photos, index. Review by Dr. John Abbatiello Monument, Colorado The series editors of Oxford’s “Pivotal Moments in American History” collection certainly hit a home … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It
The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived it. Edited by Edward Monroe-Jones and Michael Green, Casemate Publishers, (2012), 264 pp. Review by Phillip G. … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Green, history, Monroe-Jones, naval, navy, silent service, submarine, World War II, WW2
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