On Tuesday July 27, Navy and nonprofit leaders cut the ribbon for a new exhibit at the Navy Museum in the Washington Navy Yard. The exhibit showcases the vision for a future National Museum of the U.S. Navy campus just outside the Navy Yard on M Street, accessible to the public. The Director of the Navy
Reviewed by Major Chris Ketcherside, USMC (Ret.) The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea is a companion book to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum’s exhibit of the same name, though it does hold up well enough on its own as a short summation of all U.S. Naval operations during the conflict in Vietnam. The book is
Reviewed by Mr. Tom Phillips, USN (Ret.) This 8.5×11.5-inch booklet of 64 pages is #26 of 30 in a series by Ship Craft. As such, it is less likely to appeal to historians than advanced scale modelers with a bent for customizing standard scale models into works of fascinating art. The author, Roger Branfill-Cook, has
By Chris Martin Submarines are “damned un-English.” On 8 October 1900 the Royal Navy agreed to order five Holland-class submarines from the Electric Boat Company owned by American businessman Isaac Rice. Electric Boat negotiated the contract with the Royal Navy and subcontracted their construction out to Crescent Shipyard in Elizabeth, NJ.[1] The Third Sea Lord, Rear
Reviewed by Capt. Charles “Herb” Gilliland, USN (Ret.) Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Lafayette! Now keep it up if you’ve heard of Louis Duportail! I thought not. This reviewer knew nothing of Duportail either before reading this book, in which Prof. Norman Desmarais presents strong evidence that such obscurity is undeserved. As the
Two students and seven teachers from around the country were awarded prizes by the Naval Historical Foundation (NHF) for outstanding projects with naval/maritime themes in the annual National History Day (NHD) competition that concluded June 19. Winners of the coveted NHF Coskey Prizes for Naval History were Jessie Henderson of Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, TN,
Reviewed by Rory McAlevy How do you explore the last 150 years of British seafaring history in just one book? One shipwreck at a time, according to the author of Breaking Seas, Broken Ships: People, Shipwrecks & Britain, 1854-2007. Ian Friel followed Britain and the Ocean Road, a deft and historically sound coverage of the
John Adams of Massachusetts was the greatest champion of the Continental Navy amongst the Congressional delegates, and as such is one of three individuals commonly considered to be a Father of the U.S. Navy, along with the privateering Captain John Paul Jones and Commodore John Barry. He was one of the initial three members of the
Reviewed by Rory McAlevy To study history is to study people, and Ian Friel captures that exquisitely in “Britain and the Ocean Road.” His work centers on the individual human experiences that illustrate the story of Britain’s ascendency to a dominant ocean power. Armed with this poignant narrative lens, Friel traces a national heritage of
By David F. Winkler, Ph.D. Yesterday was a glorious Summer day with blue skies framing the majestic towers of the National Cathedral as national and Virginia state leaders as well as family and friends gathered to pay final respects to the second longest serving Senator in Virginia’s history. President Joseph Biden, Admiral Michael Mullen, and Virginia’s
Reviewed by Jeff Schultz Michael Claringbould’s Operation I-Go: Yamamoto’s Last Offensive — New Guinea and the Solomons, April 1943 skillfully utilizes Japanese and Allied sources to thoroughly investigate Operation I-Go, an aerial operation set against the backdrop of the March-April 1943 Pacific War. While this ambitious operation employed a large number of Imperial Japanese Navy
2020 Dudley W. Knox Awards Luncheon August 12, 2021 11:30 a.m – 1:00 p.m EDT At the Arlington Army Navy Country Club At a luncheon on August 12, the Naval Historical Foundation intends to honor its 2020 Knox Medal recipients, Capt. Peter Swartz and Dr. Michael Crawford, as well as present its Volunteer of the
Thursday, August 12 2021 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM [EDT] Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202, United States. In 2013 the Naval Historical Foundation (NHF) initiated the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Medal presentation to acknowledge a lifetime body of work that embraces scholarship, leadership, and mentoring in the field of
Friday, September 24 2021 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM [EDT] DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Annapolis, 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States. In 2013 the Naval Historical Foundation (NHF) initiated the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Medal presentation to acknowledge a lifetime body of work that embraces scholarship, leadership, and mentoring in the field of
