Tag Archives: pacific

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

BOOK REVIEW – Refighting the Pacific War: An Alternative History of World War II

Posted on April 22, 2013 by admin

Edited by Jim Bresnahan, Naval Institute Press, 2011. Reviewed by Rear Admiral Ed Keats, USN (Ret) Counter factional histories have been popular with chimerical writers over many years. I can recall from high school days being fascinated with a book … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged alternate, Bresnahan, foundation, guadalcanal, Harbor, Historical, history, Japan, Keats, Midway, naval, navy, NHF, pacific, Pearl, war, world, WW2 | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW – USN Destroyer VS IJN Destroyer: The Pacific 1943

Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin

By Mark E. Stille, with contributors, Osprey Publishing, Long Island City, NY (2012) Reviewed by Michael F. Solecki The naval frigates known as “destroyers” first came into their own in the Pacific Theater of World War II. These ships evolved … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged book, destroyer, foundation, Historical, history, IJN, naval, navy, NHF, Osprey, pacific, review, Stille, USS, war, world, WW2 | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW – Captured: The Forgotten Men of Guam

Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin

By Roger Mansell, Edited by Linda Goetz Holmes, Naval Institute Press, 2012. Reviewed by Nathan Albright A labor of love for Roger Mansell that extended ten years, edited after his death by historian Linda Goetz (known for her writings on … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged American, book, foundation, Goetz, Guam, Historical, history, Holmes, interview, Japanese, Mansell, naval, navy, NHF, pacific, POW, prisoner, review, war, world, WW2 | 1 Comment

BOOK REVIEW – The Battle of Midway

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

By Craig L. Symonds, Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York (2011). Reviewed by Rear Admiral William J. Holland Jr. U.S. Navy (Retired) Though titled after the single battle, the book’s narrative begins at the planning of the attack on … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

By Ian W. Toll, W.W. Norton Company, New York, London, (2011). Reviewed by Rear Adm. Richard Gentz, USN (Ret.) Do not expect an objective review to follow! I was an immediate fan of Ian Toll when I found his first … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged battles, Coral, Gentz, Harbor, history, Japan, Midway, naval, navy, pacific, Pearl, review, sea, Toll, war, world, WW2 | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: The US Navy and the War in Europe

Posted on September 13, 2012 by admin

By Robert C. Stern, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD: (2012) Reviewed by Richard P. Hallion, Ph.D. The vast scope, momentous operations, and drama inherent in the Pacific War—think Midway, Guadalcanal, the return to the Philippines, and Okinawa, for just a … Continue reading →

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New History Published on US Navy’s Seventh Fleet

Posted on June 1, 2012 by admin

A new book has been published by the Naval History and Heritage Command, authored by historian Dr. Edward J. Marolda. It is titled Ready Seapower: A History of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. This historical study covers the service in the … Continue reading →

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New Photo Donation: Submarine USS Besugo (SS 321)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

From time to time, we get something interesting or surprising in the mail. We recently received a wonderful collection of photographs – completely unsolicited – from Marie Gennette. Upon opening this unexpected package, we were delighted to find dozens of … Continue reading →

Posted in Donation, History, News | Tagged cold war, donation, donor, history, naval, navy, pacific, photograph, photographs, photos, sub, submarine, torpedo, WW2, WWII | 2 Comments

A New Independent Film Project: The Battle off Samar

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

We recently learned about a new film project being developed about the Battle off Samar. An independent group of filmmakers is working on a virtual recreation of this pivotal American victory in the Pacific during World War II – one … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged battle, can, destroyer, history, Japan, leyte, naval, navy, pacific, Philippines, sailors, samar, taffy, tin, WWII | 7 Comments

Naval Historical Foundation Railcar Trip

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

On 9 November 2011 long-time NHF member retired Chief Journalist Ty Robbins hosted Foundation Vice President, Rear Admiral Jerry Holland, Executive Director Captain Todd Creekman, and members Captain Jim Bryant, Ed Finney and his wife Daisy on a day-long journey … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged caboose, car, history, naval, navy, pacific, Pullman, railroad, Robbins, train, trip, union | 3 Comments

USS Houston Survivors Dedicate New Model Case

Posted on November 21, 2011 by admin

On Thursday 17 November the National Museum of the United States Navy hosted a remarkable event to honor those who were lost and those who survived the sinking of USS Houston (CA 30) on 1 March 1942 off Java. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged battle, bridge, cruiser, history, Houston, II, Japan, Java, kwai, naval, navy, pacific, POW, sea, sunk, war, world, WW2 | 7 Comments