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BOOK REVIEW – Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II
Benjamin Hruska, Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II. Tuscaloosa: University Alabama Press, 2021. 288 pp. Review by Lt Col Nicholas Smith Senior Instructor, United States Air Force Academy “For the … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – Small Boats and Daring Men Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy
Benjamin Armstrong, Small Boats and Daring Men Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy. Norman: The University of Oklahoma Press, 2019. 280 pp. Review by Dr. Justin Simundson, PhD Assistant Professor, United States Air Force Academy Benjamin Armstrong’s … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – Mahan, Corbett, and the Foundations of Naval Strategic Thought
Kevin D. McCranie, Mahan, Corbett, and the Foundations of Naval Strategic Thought. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2021. 320 pp Review by Dr. Joseph Moretz, Ph D, FRHistS Those writing on naval affairs will ever be indebted to Alfred Thayer Mahan … Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW – Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II
Catherine Musemeche, Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II. New York: Harper Collins, 2022. 394 pp. Review by Dr. Gary Weir, PhD Editor Emeritus, International Journal of Naval History On Mary Sears’ eightieth … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – George Jellicoe: SAS and SBS Commander
Nicholas Jellicoe, George Jellicoe: SAS and SBS Commander. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Military, 2021. 336 pp. Review by Dr. Frank Sobchk, PhD George Jellicoe: SAS and SBS Commander, offers a biographical narrative of a leader that, while he is not … Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW – Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.
Paul Stillwell, Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2021. 368 pp. Dr. Corbin Williamson, PhD United States Air War College While the most senior U.S. Navy admirals of World War II … Continue reading
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Grace Hopper: Computer Communicator (National History Day)
Tyler Kaus National History Day Tyler Kaus of Chadron Senior History School was honored in the History of Physical Sciences and Technology with his documentary entry titled, Grace Hopper: Computer Communicator. In an interview with local news in Chadron, NE, … Continue reading
Inside the Archives: Research Worth Diving Into: Significant Great Lakes Maritime Primary Source Collections at the Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
Marian Matyn Clarke Historical Library As the Archivist and an Associate Professor at the Clarke Historical Library, I’m pleased to use this column to highlight some of the library’s Great Lakes Maritime history resources, documents, and collections from the 19th … Continue reading
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Inside the Archives: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Archives
Aleksandr Gelfand Archives and Records Management Section (ARMS) The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations. The archives of the United Nations covers four broad areas: the Secretaries-General, … Continue reading
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Officers in the ‘Fishpond’ and their Roles in the Royal Navy of the Fisher Era 1904-1919
Henrikki Tikkanen Aalto University School of Business Abstract Admiral Sir John Fisher was the leading figure behind the considerable reforms that took place in the Royal Navy before and during the First World War. Britain was engaged in a costly … Continue reading
A Question of Faith, A Matter of Tactics: The Royal Navy and the Washington Naval Agreement
Joseph Moretz Independent Historian At the conclusion of the Washington Conference in February 1922, statesmen had good reason to feel satisfied at their handiwork.1 A naval arms race amongst recently cooperative belligerents had seemingly been forestalled with the prospect of … Continue reading
U.S. Asiatic Fleet Submarines 1941-42: An Evaluation of Senior Leadership
James P. Ransom III Independent Historian There exists a misperception of submarines as self-sufficient hunters, prowling the seas and conducting their operations with little oversight, using only the cunning of their commanding officers and resourcefulness of their crews to perform … Continue reading
View From the Quarterdeck: December 2022
The International Journal of Naval History is now in its third decade of publication. Dr. Gary Weir, the Founding Editor Emeritus, recognized the potential for digital scholarship in the historical profession ahead of many contemporaries. The IJNH remains as he … Continue reading
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Volume 17, No. 1: About the Authors
Jim Ransom U.S. Asiatic Fleet Submarines 1941-42: An Evaluation of Senior Leadership
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BOOK REVIEW – Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding, 1922-1945
Thomas Heinrich, Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding, 1922-1945. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2020. 340 pp. Review by Sean Getway Independent Scholar Naval construction requires diligent effort to both research and amalgamate to convey the complexities and … Continue reading