Submarine officers think more than most other naval officers about achieving or being subject to surprise in battle. Surprise is the very essence of attack…
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THE SUBMARINE REVIEW
PROM THE PRESIDENT The holiday season will have passed when this issue of the Submarine Review reaches you. But still my lingering best wishes for…
BOOK REVIEWS
Axis Submarine Successes 1939-1945 English Edition by Jurgen Rohwer 1983 Naval Institute Press 386 This thoroughly researched and quite remarkable book deals statistically and exclusively…
PERSONNEL NOTES
On August 30, 1983, Vice Admiral Ralph W. Christie celebrated his 90th birthday and the Pearl Harbor Sub Base held an “Admiral Christie Day” with…
IN THE NEWS
NATO naval forces held an exercise in October to test defenses of offshore oil rigs from enemy submarine and bomber attack. Five countries took part…
LETTERS
To the Editor: Congratulations! When is a Small Submarine a “What” is a stimulating piece of work. I would hope that the general reaction to…
STRATEGIC ASW
The recent comments by CNO Admiral Watkins concerning war fighting in the Arctic Ocean are bound to start a spiral of academic and press inquiry…
WEAPON REFORMERS
The vital concern of tb_ e weapon reformers is not cost-effectiveness, per se, but a concern that America will not survive if the use of…
ARCTIC SUBMARINE BEGINNINGS
An American, Simon Lake, made public his ideas for the utilization of a , submarine for Arctic exploration in the New York Journal in Early…
THE SUBMARINE ASW TORPEDO
A new attack submarine, the SSNX, has been conceived and its characteristics are being justified to insure the necessary funding for this program. However there…