SHEPHERDS OF THE SEA
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- THE ATTACK AT TARANTO. Caravaggio, Angelo N. // Naval War College Review;Summer2006, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p103
The article discusses the strategic success and operational failure of the attack at Taranto Harbor. The 1940 British air attack on the Italian battle fleet at this harbor has been etched in war history. However, Andrew Cunningham, the British commander of the naval forces in the Mediterranean,...
- Where the Aircraft Carrier Stands. Harrison, Joseph G. // New Republic;12/14/42, Vol. 107 Issue 24, p786
Ponders on the role played by U.S. aircraft carriers in World War II, in the wake of the losses of such ships in the Pacific. Effect of the losses on the U.S. Navy's carrier program; Arguments for and against the construction of such carriers; Superiority of American carriers over their Japanese...
- TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTON. Veigele, William J. // Sea Classics;Oct2012, Vol. 45 Issue 10, p26
The article focuses on Patrol Crafts, the destroyer vessels authorized by the U.S. government during World War II. It is stated that the Patrol Crafts were made because the navy planners did not have enough antisubmarine warfare (ASW) for protecting the merchant vessels from U-boats. The Patrol...
- Information Superiority at the Tip of the Digital Sword. Fox, Wesley // Armada International;Apr/May2010, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p14
The article discusses the concept of battlegroup. It explains how the battlegroup concept was influenced by high technology. It describes the networked digitised platforms centered on tactical information being supported by multiple tactical communication networks, which replaced the...
- Prelude to Kamikaze. Edwards, Christopher // Naval History;Oct2007, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p28
The article reports on the USS Smith, which has proved its toughness and durability, when a Japanese torpedo plane crashed into the destroyer's forecastle during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on the October 26, 1942 during World War II. Though the Smith's part at Santa Cruz was relatively...
- Lieutenant Commander David A. Hurt was forced to scuttle the submarine USS Perch. Feuer, A.B. // World War II;Feb2002, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p68
Reports on the significance of the United States' USS Perch, under the command of Lieutenant Commander David A. Hurt, that was monitoring Japanese ship movements near the Philippines, in 1941. Submarine's struggle to survive the Japanese attacks; Last message received from the submarine.
- The Nine Last Days of the BISMARCK. Forester, C. S. // Saturday Evening Post;11/22/1958, Vol. 231 Issue 21, p38
Focuses on the battle between the German warship Bismarck and British battle cruiser Hood in Denmark Strait during World War II. Strategy used by the Germans to destroy the British battle cruiser Hood; Factors that led to the defeat of the British sailors; Threat posed by the victory of Bismarck.
- CORRECTIONS. // Naval History;Dec2005, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p62
This article presents several corrections the December 2005 issue of the periodical "Naval History." The Japanese lost one heavy cruiser, the Mikuma, during the Battle of Midway. Her sister ship, Mogaini, was so hardly damaged during the battle that she was out of service for more than a year....
- Fighting Admiral of Guadalcanal. Ossad, Steven L. // World War II;May2004, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p50
Focuses on the leadership of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan in the naval battle off Guadalcanal in the Pacific Ocean against Japanese naval forces during World War II. Tactical errors committed by both forces; U.S. Naval ships that were sunk or damaged; Lead officer of the...
