The Naval Academy as an Undergraduate College

By Senior Professor Earl Wentworth Thomson, U. S. Naval Academy
March 1948
"Say, Prof, what's this hot dope about the midshipmen strolling to and from classes at Annapolis?. . . What's happening at the old Navy school?"The questioner was a Commander, graduated ...

The Riddle of the West

By Riley Sunderland
March 1948
The riddle of the West, more than any other, will plague future historians. How, why, did the nations of the West in a few years slide from seemingly unassailable security ...

Utility Uses for Airships

By Lieutenant J. Gordon Vaeth, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
March 1948
Naval operations, regardless of their scope or extent, always require complementary services and missions of a utilitarian nature. During the war, utility services in great variety were routinely performed by ...

Amphibious Warfare: Naval Weapon of the Future

By Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Cushman, Jr., U. S. Marine Corps
March 1948
The views expressed herein are the personal ones of the writer and do not reflect the views or opinions of the U. S. Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Schools, or ...

The Centennial of Pressure-Pattern Navigation

By Lieutenant Commander John Lyman, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
March 1948
Just one hundred years ago the National Observatory (the forerunner of both the Naval Observatory and the Hydrographic Office) issued its first Track Charts for the North Atlantic. Prepared for ...

Logical Thinking in Military Situations

By Commander George H. Miller, U. S. Navy
March 1948
When we speak of estimating a situation we are talking about the everyday process of logical thinking. All of us size up many situations that arise in our daily lives ...

Amphibious Mother Ship

By Homer Bast
March 1948
When the first big amphibious operations in Europe were analyzed, one of the most obvious needs was a tender to specialize in replenishing the consumable supplies of small auxiliary vessels ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

March 1948
Chinese Money—A New Picture(See page 1369, November 1947 Proceedings)Lieutenant Leslie R. Heselton, U. S. Navy.—-I read with a great deal of interest Captain Ewald’s article “Chinese Money - A New ...

Book Reviews

March 1948
Book ReviewsBook DepartmentMembers of the Institute, both regular and associate, may save money by ordering books through its Book Department, which will supply any obtainable book. A discount of 10 ...

Notes on International Affairs

March 1948
UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA Aid for Europe.—In his message to Congress on Jan. 7 President Truman again emphasized that the European Recovery Program called for prompt action and ...

Professional Notes

March 1948
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