Published by the Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2010 Reviewed by Mr. John D. Alden The end result was unimpressive: after a six-year effort the…
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WAR BENEATH THE WAVES
War Beneath the Waves is a true story but has all the attributes of superb fiction. The main character, LT Charlie Rush (USNA ’41), Chief…
MEETING THE U-BOAT THREAT VIS-A-VIS THE CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ed. Note: Mr. Messner qualified in DIODON (SS349) and served from 1954-1957. He subsequently spent 30 years as a microwave engineer in the defense industry…
BOOK REVIEWS- AN HONORABLE GERMAN BY CHARLES McCAIN
Lieutenant Holwitt is a submarine officer currently assigned to Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT. He served as a division officer on board USS Houston…
COMSUBFOR OPEN LETTER TO THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY
When the Design for Undersea Warfare (DUSW) was released, I stressed that it was a framework for action. I directed that everyone in the Submarine…
ARTICLES – TORPEDO EXPLODER MECHANISMS OF WORLD WAR II: A NEW PERSPECTIVE
A NEW PERSPECTIVE Many readers of THE SUBMARINE REVIEW will be familiar with the legacy of Admiral Lockwood and the attributions of egregious failure of…
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR- FILIPINOS IN THE SUBMARINE SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR TWO
The saga of Filipinos serving in the various branches of the United States and British Armed Forces during the Second World War is well documented…
TO THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY – COMMENTS FROM THE SUBMARINE LEAGUE SYMPOSIUM
President John Padgett very aptly described this year’s Symposium as a meaningful update from the Submarine Navy leadership given between two major addresses that were…
APPRENTICESHIP IN THE SUBMARINE FORCE: THE ROLE OF A PRIMARY MENTOR
Background In two previous issues of this journal, in articles curiously enough named The First Skipper and The Last Skipper, I paid homage to those…
NAVAL SUBMARINE LEAGUE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM – BANQUET ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE FRANKLIN C. MILLER, PRINCIPAL, THE SCOWCROFT GROUP – OCTOBER 20, 2011
Franklin Miller is a Principal at the Scowcroft Group in Washington D.C. He served in the White House as a Special Assistant to President George…
