With the genesis of women crewmembers aboard submarines, I am reminded of an incident that happened many years ago when “Girl Overboard” occurred while I…
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DIGITIZING OUR U.S. SUBMARINE WWII WAR PATROL REPORTS
Forward: This effort by EMC (SS) John Clear USN (Ret) is truly remarkable. For over 40 years, although declassified, the remarkable exploits of the U.S.…
NEW WWII SINKING DISCOVERED
CDR Alden is a WWII submarine veteran and has conducted significant research on US WWII submarine actions. Results of those researches have been reported in…
CAN YOU HANDLE THE STRESS?
Warfighter Performance Department Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory Disclaimer The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect…
BOOK REVIEWS – THE U.S. NUCLEAR ARSENAL: A HISTORY OF WEAPONS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS SINCE 1945
Reviewed by CAPT Chris Ratliff. USN Captain Ratliff is a submarine officer currently on the staff of the Strategic Command. He has commanded both an…
BOOK REVIEWS – PRESUMED LOST
Published 2009 by U.S. Naval Institute Reviewed by CAPT. Herbert I. Mandel, USN (Ret.) Captain Mandel, during WWII. served in FINBACK ’42-’43 at Midway, Exec…
BOOK REVIEWS – FORGOTTEN WEAPON: U.S. NAVY AIRSHIPS AND THE U-BOAT WAR
Naval Institute Press, 2009 Reviewed by Mr. John Merrill Introduction William F. Althoff, noted Naval Aviation historian, in his 2009 Naval Institute book tells the…
BOOK REVIEWS – EXECUTE AGAINST JAPAN
The US Decision to Conduct Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by Joel Ira Halwitt Texas A&M Press, 2009 Jerry Holland is a retired submarine officer and frequent…
DETERRENCE FROM THE DEPTHS-IN THE 21st CENTURY
Captain Hay, a retired submarine officer, has served in an SSK, an SS, an SSRN, two SSNs, and two SSBNs-commanding the last two. He was…
BOOK REVIEWS – THE DEEP: VOYAGES TO TITANIC AND BEYOND
Anatoly M. Sagalevich with Paul T. Isley III. Foreword by James Cameron. Redondo Beach California: Botanical Press, 2009. Illus. Map. Index. 295 pp. $65 Captain…
