The Test of Fact Against Fiction in the Battle of Jutland

By Captain Thomas G. Frothingham, U.S.R., Author of The Naval History of the World War
March 1928
Author’s Note: Authorities quoted in the text indicated as follows: Admiral Jellicoe (J), Vice Admiral Beatty (B), Admiral Scheer (S).The time has now come to cast aside a mass of ...

A Contribution to Good Will

By Lieutenant Russell M. Ihrig, U. S. Navy
March 1928
The naval officer is peculiarly a citizen of the nation. He wears a uniform and holds a commission which makes him a representative of the American people at large, both ...

A Naval Episode of 1899

By Captain T. T. Craven, U. S. Navy
March 1928
Introductory NoteFrom very early days, Samoan affairs have been of peculiar interest to America.At Samoa, in 1874, the United States first stepped out of continental barriers and into the entanglements ...

An Ancient Overseas Campaign

By Commander W. C. I. Stiles, U. S. Navy
March 1928
MASTERS of the art of war have repeatedly assured us that, whereas the weapons employed by fighting forces and the technique of using them to best advantage change from age ...

Acoustical Methods of Depth Finding

By Lieutenant Harry H. Hill, U. S. Navy
March 1928
Any method which shows possibilities of giving the captain and navigator soundings quickly and accurately is worth developing and using. In this paper an attempt is made to discuss some ...

Discussion

March 1928
A Vanishing Naval Tradition – The Figurehead(See page 1166, November, 1927, Proceedings)Brockholst Livingston.—It seems appropriate to welcome Mrs. Constance Lathrop as a contributor to the pages of the Proceedings ...

Professional Notes

Compiled By Commander F. W. Rockwell, U. S. Navy, Lieutenant Commander A. C. McFall, U. S. Navy And Professor Henry Bluestone, U. S. Naval Academy
March 1928

Notes on International Affairs

Prepared By Professor Allan Westcott, U. S. Naval Academy
March 1928
FROM JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 1PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCEOpening of Conference.—The evident purpose of the United States Government in preparing for the Sixth Pan-American Conference at Havana was to make ...

Book Reviews

March 1928
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