Who Would You Rather Have a Beer With? Horatio Hornblower vs. Jack Aubrey
Historian Dr. Craig Symonds breaks down the different personalities of fictional captains Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. View our full Second Saturday Webinar HERE.
Mourning the Loss of Naval Aviation Historian Mark L. Evans
Mark Evans (left) is presented the Meritorious Civilian Service Award Feb. 19, 2015 by NHHC Director Samuel J. Cox for his outstanding work in the Histories and Archives Division of the Naval History and Heritage Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Lockwood/Released) The Navy released a two-volume history of naval
Hell in the Central Pacific: The Palau Islands 1944
Reviewed by Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D. Jon Diamond, a physician and author of over a dozen books about World War II, has produced yet another photo collection about the battle to beat the Japanese in the Pacific. While the United States won the two-month long campaign in the Palau Islands, the conflict proved deadly to
NHF Naval Heritage Speakers Program: USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786)
By Dr. Diana L. Ahmad In April 2021, I received a surprise email from Dr. Dave Winkler asking me if I might be interested in being the banquet speaker for the reunion of USS Richard B. Anderson veterans. I quickly said yes! Then, I looked up the namesake of the vessel. I learned that Richard Anderson was
Commodore Dudley W. Knox Awards Banquet
Thank you to everyone who turned out last Friday for our awards banquet on the final evening of the USNA McMullen Symposium in Annapolis. It was an honor having you with us to celebrate our distinguished awardees! ADM William J. Fallon and Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano present the Knox Medal to Dr. Robert M. Browning, Jr.
Holding the Line: The Naval Air Campaign in Korea
Reviewed by Major Chris Ketcherside, USMC (Ret.) Thomas McKelvey Cleaver’s Holding the Line focuses on carrier-based U.S. naval aviation operations during the Korean conflict. He also touches on related subjects including events on the ground, U.S. Air Force operations and British naval aviation operations. His primary argument seems to be that naval aviation excelled at
The Lancastria Tragedy: Sinking and Cover-Up, June 1940
Reviewed by Charles C. Kolb, PhD The sinking of HMT Lancastria on June 17, 1940, is an intriguing chapter of naval history in World War II primarily because of the tragic loss of life and how much information pertaining to the event was—and still is—classified. The numbers of passengers aboard, survivors, and casualties are unreported
Truxtun’s Bowls
Mr. Kenneth Hill, Mount Vernon’s Development Division, Senior Major Gifts Officer; Mr. James Longley, 6th generation descendant of Commodore Thomas Truxtun; RADM Sonny Masso, Executive Director, Naval Historical Foundation; Mr. Mark Weber, Managing Director, National Museum of the U.S. Navy; Dr. Jennifer London; Ms. Amanda Isaac, Associate Curator at Mount Vernon; Mr. Wesley Schwenk, Collections
Inside the U.S. Navy of 1812-1815
Reviewed by Dr. Diana Ahmad A US Navy veteran, author, editor, and former director of the Naval Historical Center, William S. Dudley has written a wonderful volume that analyzes the administration and logistics of the Navy during the War of 1812. Dudley focuses on the problems surrounding ship building, provisioning, recruitment, transportation of goods and men,
The Abalone Ukulele: A Tale of Far Eastern Intrigue
Reviewed by David F. Winkler, PhD One of the pleasures of being the staff historian at the Naval Historical Foundation is to look over the numerous books that arrive at 1306 Dahlgren, sent by publishers and authors with an aim to get some publicity through a book review in our “Naval History Book Review” section
COMBAT DOCUMENTATION DET. 206 TO STAND DOWN
For decades, NHHC’s reserve unit, the Navy Combat Documentation Detachment 206, collected large amounts of information on current operations. With the end of the war in Afghanistan and changing Navy Reserve billet priorities, assigned Navy Reserve billets supporting the NHHC’s combat documentation and collections mission are to be phased out. The Navy Reserve will defund the
The September 11 Attacks: A 20 Year Reflection – SECOND SATURDAY WEBINAR
We are joined in our discussion, by Admiral Vern Clark, Admiral Robert Natter, Admiral William Fallon, and Rear Admiral Samuel Cox to address the Navy’s response in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
The Lives They Saved: The Untold Story of Medics, Mariners and the Incredible Boatlift that Evacuated Nearly 300,000 People on 9/11
Reviewed by Master Chief David Mattingly, USN (Ret.) One need only mention 9/11 and most people will recall the confusion that spilled from televisions and radios throughout the country. September 11, 2001 was a beautiful day with clear skies in New York when the world turned upside down as two planes careened into the World
In the Claws of the Tomcat: US Navy F-14 Tomcat in Combat, 1987-2000
Reviewed by LCDR Bryan Hayes, USN (Ret.) In the Claws of the Tomcat is a thoroughly researched and detailed book about U.S. Navy F-14 operations in the Middle East, including Operation Desert Storm and other less-known encounters between U.S. aircraft and Iranian and Iraqi adversaries. I highly recommend it to serious students of naval aviation
