NAVAL HISTORY Sept./Oct. 97
January 2nd, 2009 From
>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:25:19 -0400 (EDT)
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>Here is the table of contents for the latest issue of NAVAL HISTORY magazine,
>published by the U.S. Naval Institute. Sorry so late posting….
>
>As usual if anyone has inquiries about this issue or subscribing to NAVAL
>HISTORY they can contact me at USNIWest@aol.com. By the way, I’ve completed
>the 1996 and 1997 indexes to the magazine.
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> TITANIC with Tacos and Hot Salsa by Kit H. Bonner
> A naval historican who served as a technical advisor for megathriller
>director James Cameron’s __Titanic__ takes a light-hearted look at the
>challenges of shooting a movie–set in the North Atlantic–in Mexico.
>
>While MacArthur Slept by VAdm. W.D. Houser, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
> When naval forces were heavily engaged in the Battle of Suriago Strait,
>the General was safely out of harm’s way in the light cruiser NASHVILLE.
>
>Salvage Man by CDR John D. Alden, USN(Ret.)
> Edward Ellsberg and the Navy command bureaucracy did not suffer each
>other well, but when a ship needed raising, he was the man to do the job.
>
>When the British Just Couldn’t Win by CDR A. Powell Harrison, USCGR(Ret.)
> During the War of 1812, hardy Delmarva tobacco farmers and oystermen
>”bruised the shanks” of Royal squadrons for two years.
>
>Schooner G.I. textwork and artwork by Helm Pohlmann
> He had wanted to be a sailor since he had been a Sea Scout as a boy.
> But the Army drafted him into World War II. Then an opportunity arose to be
>a seaman–of sorts–in the radio schooner and relay station GEOANNA.
>
>USS SEQUOIA by Eric Tegler
> The life of one presidential yacht has endured peaks and valleys–so
>for.
>
>What’s That Statue in Farragut Square? by Capt. Kent Siegel, USN(Ret.)
> Appalled by a newspaper poll, the Naval Order of the United States and
>the National Park Service are resurrecting a war hero in Washington.
>
>The U.S. Navy Comes Ashore in the Med by Dean Allard
> The former Director of the Naval Historical Center looks at the neglected
>role of the
>U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean during World War II
>
>And of course the following regular departments:
>Looking Back
>In Contact: (Comments from readers)
>Book Reviews
>Historic Fleets/ Historic Aircraft
>Naval History News
>Salty Talk
>Reunions
>Museum Report
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