Tag Archives: WWII

Call for Papers: Decision in the Atlantic

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

Friday and Saturday 17 – 18 May 2013 Department of War Studies, King’s College London In the history of warfare few campaigns have been as long, as complex or covered as large an area as the Battle of the Atlantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Call for Papers, Call for Proposals, History | Tagged 2, 2013, articles, Atlantic, battle, conference, history, naval, navy, papers, submarine, war, world, WWII | 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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BOOK REVIEW: Imperial Japanese Navy Heavy Cruisers 1941-1945

Posted on June 15, 2012 by admin

By Mark Stille, Osprey Publishing, 2011 Reviewed by Samuel Loring Morison This book, number 176 in Osprey’s “New Vanguard” series discusses the construction, design and role of the six classes of Heavy Cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during … Continue reading →

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Photographer Remembers Sinking of USS Yorktown (CV-5)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by admin

By CDR William G. Roy, USN(Ret). CDR Roy describes his experience as a member of the salvage party on board the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of Midway. CDR Roy is a long time Naval Historical Foundation … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured, History, News | Tagged aircraft, battle, carrier, destroyer, Hammann, history, II, Midway, naval, navy, PH2, photographer, Roy, sinking, war, world, WWII, Yorktown | 8 Comments

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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Battleship Iowa Departs for Los Angeles

Posted on May 29, 2012 by admin

Our good friend Bob Fish from the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum was on hand for the departure of the battleship ex-USS Iowa from Richmond, CA. You may recall that he shared some great photos in November of the battleship … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Museum Ship, News | Tagged battleship, Francisco, history, iowa, naval, navy, photographs, Richmond, San, ship, WWII | Leave a comment

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

BOOK REVIEW: Turning the Tide – How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-Boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

By Ed Offley, Basic Books, New York, NY, (2011) Reviewed by Thomas P. Ostrom Ed Offley brings writing and research skills to his book on the World War II Battle of the Atlantic. The conflict featured German submarines (U-boats) versus … Continue reading →

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Digital Collection of WWII Submarine War Patrol Reports Donated to Navy Department Library

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

On 3 April 2012, RADM William J. Holland, USN (Ret.), Vice President of the Naval Historical Foundation, presented a digital copy of hundreds of World War II Submarine War Patrol Reports to the Navy Department Library on behalf of retired … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged department, donation, history, library, naval, navy, records, sub, submarines, World War II, WW2, WWII | 1 Comment

BOOK REVIEW: The Lady Gangster – A Sailor’s Memoir

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

By Del Staecker, Cable Publishing, Brule, WI, (2009). Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart The author is the son of Irvin H. Staecker who served on board the Lady Gangster from 1941 to 1945. The Lady Gangster was the crew’s name … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: The True Story of a Destroyer Sailor’s Life at Sea During World War II

Posted on December 28, 2011 by admin

By Jerome S. Welna, Heritage Books, Westminster, MD, (2009). Reviewed by J. Wandres Jerome S. Welna makes a heroic effort to tell The True Story of a Destroyer Sailor’s Life at Sea During World War II. The first 90 pages … Continue reading →

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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

Rare Pearl Harbor Attack Footage

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Iconic images of U.S. Navy warships under attack and on fire at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 are seared into the collective American memory. Yet the total amount of moving picture footage of the surprise Japanese attack in Hawaii … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged attack, documentary, film, Harbor, Hawaii, history, Japan, Japanese, naval, navy, Pearl, video, World War II, WWII | 1 Comment

Slade Cutter: A Letter Home from Pearl Harbor

Posted on November 30, 2011 by admin

Slade Cutter (1911–2005) was a career U.S. naval officer and a legendary submariner. He gained early notoriety as an All-American football player at the Naval Academy, and was later named to the College Football Hall of Fame. As commanding officer … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged archive, attack, Cutter, Harbor, history, home, II, Japan, letter, naval, navy, Pearl, Slade, submarine, war, world, WWII | 1 Comment

BOOK REVIEW: Passport Not Required – U.S. Volunteers in the Royal Navy, 1939-1941

Posted on November 6, 2011 by admin

By Eric Dietrich-Berryman, Charlotte Hammond, and R. E. White, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD (2010) Reviewed by Captain Roger F. Jones, U.S. Navy (Retired) This book describes how twenty-two relatively unknown Americans initially fought beside the British by serving in … Continue reading →

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