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Donor Gets First Look at Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) Model

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

The battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) resting at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, is a powerful symbol of the devastation wrought on 7 December 1941 as Japanese aircraft swooped down on the unsuspecting American Pacific Fleet. Surprisingly, until the year … Continue reading →

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RSVP for Naval Historical Foundation 2013 Annual Meeting

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

You are cordially invited to attend the Naval Historical Foundation’s Annual Members Meeting and the ribbon-cutting ceremony for our new “The Battle Behind Bars” exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy’s Cold War Gallery. The exhibit honors the … Continue reading →

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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) Battle Ensign Donated to Navy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

Last month, a truly unique piece of history found a new home in the collection of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). The 48 star battle ensign of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) was transferred … Continue reading →

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CNA Donates Huge Collection of Books to Naval Historical Foundation

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

Last month, the Naval Historical Foundation was the recipient of a generous donation of approximately 400 books from CNA. The donation was arranged by Captain Peter Swartz, USN (Ret), analyst at CNA, and a loyal member and supporter of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, Navy Museum, News | Tagged Arre, books, CNA, foundation, Historical, history, library, naval, navy, NHF, sale, store, Swartz, used | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW – American Women Artists in Wartime, 1776-2010

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

By Paula E. Calvin and Deborah A. Deacon, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC & London (2011) Reviewed by Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D. Art historians Paula Calvin and Deborah Deacon take readers on a journey through two and a half … Continue reading →

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Angels of the Airfields: Navy Air Evacuation Nurses of World War II

Posted on May 9, 2013 by admin

By Andre Sobocinski, Historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery When the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) R4D broke through the clouds of volcanic dust and smoke to land on Iwo Jima on March 6, 1945, it carried more … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged air, evacuation, foundation, Guam, Historical, history, II, Iwo, Jima, medicine, naval, navy, NHF, nurse, Okinawa, pacific, patient, Sobocinski, war, world, wounded, WW2 | Leave a comment

Norman’s Corner: The Envelope Aircraft Carrier

Posted on May 8, 2013 by admin

By Norman Polmar (Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of blogs by Norman Polmar, author, analyst, and consultant specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence fields. Follow the full series here.) A telephone call in early March … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News, Norman Polmar | Tagged Admiral, aircraft, carrier, foundation, Historical, history, hybrid, Michaelis, naval, navy, NHF, Norman, nuclear, Polmar, propulsion, VADM | Leave a comment

NHF Attends Annual Society of Sponsors of the US Navy Luncheon

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

On Thursday, 2 May 2013, Naval Historical Foundation Executive Director Captain Todd Creekman, USN (Ret), his wife Debbie, and Digital Historian Dave Colamaria had the pleasure of attending the annual Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy luncheon. The … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged 2013, Calhoun, christening, foundation, Historical, history, luncheon, naval, navy, NHF, Pilling, society, SOS, Sponsors, USN | 2 Comments

In Their Own Words: A New Look at the Naval War of 1812

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

The emotions captured by the War of 1812: patriotic fervor, anxiety, the immediacy of the moment, the joy of peace… all and more abound in In Their Own Words. Whether encouraging peers, issuing orders to subordinates, lamenting a hero’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, News | Tagged 1812, Admiral, book, document, Emery, foundation, Historical, history, letter, naval, navy, NHF, officers, own, sailor, war, words | 5 Comments

Convergent Corps: Line Officers, Staff Officers and the Modernization of the U.S. Navy

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

By Zach Kopin The Naval Historical Foundation recently acquired an 1878-vintage historical document, and generously donated it to the Naval History and Heritage Command’s rare book and document collection in the Navy Department Library. This document, a letter addressing the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged 19th, act, century, Dewey, donation, engineering, foundation, Historical, history, letter, line, Mahan, naval, navy, NHF, nineteenth, reform, staff | 1 Comment

Navy Museum Hosts Panel on Formerly Classified Undersea CIA/Navy Mission

Posted on April 26, 2013 by admin

Last night, the US Navy Museum hosted a special panel presentation entitled “An Underwater Ice Station Zebra: Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from 16,400 ft Below the Pacific Ocean” The subject for the evening was the once classified 1972 … Continue reading →

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NHF Working to Commemorate 40th Anniversary of POW Return

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the return of American Prisoners of War held by the North Vietnamese. Many of the POWs were naval aviators, and the Naval Historical Foundation, in conjunction with the National Museum of the United … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Warships of the Ancient World, 3000 – 500 BC

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

Written by Adrian K. Wood and Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava. Osprey Publishing, Ltd., Long Island City, NY. (2012) Reviewed by John R. Satterfield, DBA. Writing about human activities in the Bronze and early Iron Ages is a daunting task. Evidence … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Uncommon Warriors: 200 Years of the Most Unusual American Naval Vessels

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

By Ken W. Sayers, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, MD, (2012). Reviewed by Jennifer Daley The United States Navy has a strong history of developing unique vessels to combat specific roles beyond the realm of traditional battleships and submarines. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged experimental, explorer, foundation, glomar, Historical, history, naval, navy, NHF, Sayers, sea, Shadow, Uncommon, vessels, warriors | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW – The Zimmermann Telegram

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

By Thomas Boghardt, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD (2012) Reviewed by Capt. Winn Price USNR (Ret.) I thoroughly enjoyed this tale from the black world of cryptology. Espionage novels replete with the ‘shaken-not-stirred’ womanizers and drivers of fast cars, abound … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Boghardt, book, foundation, Germany, Historical, history, Mexico, naval, navy, NHF, review, telegram, war, world, WW1, zimmerman | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: history

Donor Gets First Look at Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) Model

RSVP for Naval Historical Foundation 2013 Annual Meeting

USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) Battle Ensign Donated to Navy

CNA Donates Huge Collection of Books to Naval Historical Foundation

BOOK REVIEW – American Women Artists in Wartime, 1776-2010

Angels of the Airfields: Navy Air Evacuation Nurses of World War II

Norman’s Corner: The Envelope Aircraft Carrier

NHF Attends Annual Society of Sponsors of the US Navy Luncheon

In Their Own Words: A New Look at the Naval War of 1812

Convergent Corps: Line Officers, Staff Officers and the Modernization of the U.S. Navy

Navy Museum Hosts Panel on Formerly Classified Undersea CIA/Navy Mission

NHF Working to Commemorate 40th Anniversary of POW Return

BOOK REVIEW – Warships of the Ancient World, 3000 – 500 BC

BOOK REVIEW – Uncommon Warriors: 200 Years of the Most Unusual American Naval Vessels

BOOK REVIEW – The Zimmermann Telegram

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