By Steve O’Brien, Self Published, (2002). Reviewed by Commander Paul W. Murphey, CHC, USN (Ret), Ph.D. It was only four years in the long life of Father John P. Foley, S.J. For many of “the greatest generation,” it was the most momentous time of his life. After the arduous years of becoming a Jesuit and serving
Navy Museum Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing – In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812
VADM George W. Emery, USN (Retired) will lecture at the National Museum of the United States Navy about his book, In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812. The book, which was published by the Naval Historical Foundation, features digital reproductions and transcriptions of documents from the War of 1812 currently in
Authors on Deck Lecture at the Navy Memorial – Josephus Daniels: His Life & Times
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author Lee A. Craig will present his latest work, Josephus Daniels: His Life & Times (University of North Carolina Press, 2013). Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels’s extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following
2014 “The Navy” Art Calendar
The 2014 Naval Historical Foundation “The Navy” art calendar is now available for purchase. It features artwork covering 239 years of Navy and Marine Corps action. The calendar is a tribute to the men and women who have fought to protect our nation, to deter aggression, and to maintain freedom of the seas. It also
Author Lecture – VADM George Emery, In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812
Author Vice Admiral George Emery, USN (Ret) will talk about his book In Their Own Words: The Navy Fights the War of 1812. Following the lecture there will be a book signing. Visit the Graves Memorial Library online at: www.graveslibrary.org/
BOOK REVIEW – 1812: The Navy’s War
By George C. Daughan, Basic Books, New York, (2011). Reviewed by Rear Admiral William J. Holland, Jr. U.S. Navy (Retired) This is a splendid history. While documenting the courage, skill and luck of the tiny American Navy, Professor Daughan describes the machinations of the then principle players on a world stage in vastly greater breadth
Lunchtime Lecture and Book Signing at the Navy Museum – Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation
With author Steve Vogel In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem. Visit the Navy Museum online to learn
“Authors on Deck” Lecture at the Navy Memorial – The Battle of Midway
In the June edition of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, editor Thomas Hone will read from his latest compilation of stories, The Battle of Midway: The Naval Institute Guide to the U.S. Navy’s Greatest Victory (Naval Institute Press; June 2013). Using a wide variety of sources, including memoirs, articles
Authors on Deck Lecture at the Navy Memorial – Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton
With Peter Fretwell and Taylor Baldwin Kiland As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, authors Peter Fretwell and Taylor Baldwin Kiland will present their newly published book Lessons from Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams (Naval Institute Press, 2013) Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the
BOOK REVIEW – Fighting for MacArthur: The Navy and Marine Corps’ Desperate Defense of the Philippines
By John Gordon, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (2011). Reviewed by Captain Roger F. Jones, U.S. Navy (Retired) This is a book well worth reading from several standpoints. First, the role of the Navy and Marine Corps in the defense of the Philippines in World War II, as compared to the Army, is not generally
Authors on Deck Lecture at the Navy Memorial – No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, former reporter, editor of Armed Forces Journal and author Bradley Peniston will present his second book, No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf (Naval Institute Press, 2013). Peniston is the first to detail the extraordinary
National Maritime Historical Society Richard Belliveau Seminar—“1812: The Navy’s War,” with George Daughan
Daughan, a Harvard-trained historian who lives in Portland, Maine, examines how the young nation’s naval victories against the ships of the world’s largest imperial power helped establish America as a burgeoning power in the world. All lectures are open to the public. For more information call National Maritime Historical Society at 914-737-7878, ext. 0, or
BOOK REVIEW – The Navy in Norco
By Kevin Bash and Brigitte Louxtel. Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant SC. (2011) Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart This book is part of the Images of America series. Norco, California, is located some 50 miles east of Long Beach. On 8 November 1941, the U.S. Navy began proceedings to purchase the bankrupt 700-acre Norconian Resort and
Authors on Deck Lecture at the Navy Memorial: Sunk in Kula Gulf
In the March edition of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author John J. Domagalski will read from his latest work, Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors in World War II (Potomac Books; September 2012). Using a wide