Reviewed by Rear Admiral Sonny Masso USN (RET) and Mr. Apollo Cobbins As the Executive Director of the Naval Historical Foundation, I receive scores of wonderful books on a fairly frequent basis to send out to our team of volunteers to read and write book reviews for publication in our Thursday Tidings Naval Historical Foundation
Washington Naval Arms Conference at 100: Swords into Plowshares, Consequences for the Navy and Nation — SECOND SATURDAY WEBINAR
Brown Water Bluejackets, Vietnam: The Navy in the Mekong Delta – SECOND SATURDAY WEBINAR
The Naval Historical Foundation is dedicating this “Second Saturday” to the heroic actions of American Sailors who fought a rather unconventional naval war on the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta during our involvement in the Vietnam War. Join with historians John Sherwood and Tom Cutler as they provide historical overviews of the U.S.
The Boats of Cherbourg: The Navy That Stole Its Own Boats and Revolutionized Naval Warfare
Reviewed by Jeff Schultz Abraham Rabinovich’s The Boats of Cherbourg: The Navy That Stole Its Own Boats and Revolutionized Naval Warfare takes the reader on a rollicking ride through an early Cold War techno-thriller which does not disappoint. A mixture of diplomacy, desperation, rank skullduggery, and above all clever statecraft; this timely nonfiction account sheds
The Navy in Operation Desert Storm: A Thirty Year Retrospective – SECOND SATURDAY WEBINAR
Recorded on January 16, 2021, this installment of the Naval Historical Foundation’s ‘Second Saturday Webinar Series’ covers the role of the United States Navy in Operation Desert Storm. Featuring remarks from RADM Sam J. Cox, CAPT Daniel D. Thompson, and CAPT Peter D. Haynes, enjoy this fascinating conversation on the Navy in recent historical events.
Second Saturday Webinar – The Mustin Family and the Navy Reserve: A Thirteen Decade Legacy
On the occasion of Vice Admiral John Mustin’s promotion and assumption of Command of the Navy Reserve, the Naval Historical Foundation is pleased to host another ‘Second Saturday’ Webinar at 11:00am (EDT) August 8: “The Mustin Family and the Navy Reserve: A Thirteen Decade Legacy” This webinar will feature dueling authors with NHF’s Dave Winkler
The Navy’s First Enlisted Women: Patriotic Pioneers
Reviewed by Mary S. Bell, PhD. Women have volunteered to serve during every war or conflict since the U.S. fought for its independence in the 18th century. However, there is little written on women’s roles in winning the nation’s wars relative to the amount written on men’s roles. The contributions of women and other minorities
Launching The Navy Family Support Program: A Heartfelt Blend of History and Memoir
Reviewed by David F. Winkler, Ph.D. Class of 1957 Chair of Naval Heritage, U.S. Naval Academy. The 1970s were tumultuous years for the U.S. Navy, a transitional period from the war in Vietnam where a draft kept the sea service fully-manned with young single Sailors who readily enlisted in the Navy rather than serve “In
BOOK REVIEW – Vought F-8 Crusader: Development of the Navy’s First Supersonic Jet Fighter
By William D. Spidle, Specialty Press, Forest Lake, MN (2017) Reviewed by Cdr. Peter Mersky, USNR (Ret.) Vought’s sleek, high-performance fighter remains an object of fascination and appreciation many years after it left service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, as well as the French Aeronavale and the Philippine Air Force. I, myself, have
The Navy’s Daiquiri Heritage Honored at Portrait Dedication
Guest Post By Jay Gaul, IV On Friday, June 23, 2017, approximately 80 members of the Army and Navy Club of Washington, DC, the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Navy Historical Foundation, the Naval Order of the United States, and the Society for the History of Navy Medicine gathered to dedicate a new
The Navy’s Love Affair with Celery and Creamed Vegetables: A Navy Thanksgiving Menu Analysis
By Matthew T. Eng Thanksgiving. The unofficial start of the holiday season. It’s that magical time of the year when friends and families come together to share stories and a wonderful meal. It’s a time to kick back and relax. …For some. Others do not have that luxury. Not everyone gets to go home for
USS McCaffery Cruisebooks Donated to the Navy Department Library
Last Thursday, members of the USS McCaffery Shipmates Association stopped by the Naval Historical Foundation to donate a set of her cruise books to the Navy Department Library. Don Turk (’69-’71) and Doug Hackett (’61-’63), two former sailors who served on USS McCaffrey (DD/DDE 860), take great pride in their time aboard the Cold War-era
BOOK REVIEW – Billy Mitchell’s War with the Navy: The Interwar Rivalry Over Air Power
By Thomas Wildenberg, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD (2013) Reviewed by Captain J. F. “Bookie” Boland, U.S. Navy (Retired) Colonel Billy Mitchell, an iconic and controversial figure in United States aviation history, is the subject of an important new book by independent historian Thomas Wildenberg. Although Mitchell’s life and military service is examined in innumerable
Limited Copies of THE NAVY Re-Release Now Available
The Naval Historical Foundation is pleased to announce the re-release of THE NAVY, the white hard-covered coffee table book published by Rizzoli International Inc. The original 2000 edition of THE NAVY, with over 300,000 copies in print, was one of the most successful books of the military coffee table book genre. Yet the content quickly
Book Sale at the Navy Museum Store (20-21 NOV)
Some people might say you can’t put a price tag on the value of naval history. Well, for the next two days, you can. The Naval Historical Foundation is hosting its much-anticipated book sale at the Navy Museum Store (inside National Museum of the US Navy) today and tomorrow from 9 am to 2:30 pm
