Navy/World War II from The Personal Navigator

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1945. 28 x 36 cm. This large, handsome book features an eagle with talons extended, flying over a fleet in an embossed, blue and gilt cover design. This class spent only three years at the Academy, graduating in 1945, in time to join the Fleet in World War II. This book features photo… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1937. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue includes excellent photos of Swedish Navy and training ships, China Clipper flying over San Francisco, scenes aboard China Clipper; photos of recreational camps for enlisted men; photos of Dredge Hell Gate, more.""Sea Power and World Peace"" by LCDR Howard Gray Brownson, USNR. ""The Blockade… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1941. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue. It is interesting to read what the United States Navy was discussing, just one month before Pearl Harbor. Lead article is ""Pan-Americanism and Naval Policy"" by LCDR Isaiah Olch, USN. Article discusses prospect of gaining West Indies bases in bases for destroyers agreement with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1938. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue includes excellent photos of a rainy, foggy Army-Navy Game on Nov. 27, 1937. Army won, 6-0. ""The Objective in Aerial Warfare"" by LCDR M.F. Schoeffel, USN. ""The Capture of Quebec in 1759"" by Captain John F. Shafroth, USN. Tank-Ship Operation at High Speeds"" by… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1937. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue includes excellent photos of Swedish Navy and training ships, China Clipper flying over San Francisco, scenes aboard China Clipper; photos of recreational camps for enlisted men; photos of Dredge Hell Gate, more.""Sea Power and World Peace"" by LCDR Howard Gray Brownson, USNR. ""The Blockade… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1942. 17 x 25 cm. World War II issue includes excellent Navy photos of Greenland, U.S. Navy ships lost thus far; ships of the Polish Navy, views of the Battle of the Solomon Islands, August 1942. ""The Mexican Escuela Naval Militar del Pacifico"" by CDR Olin Scoggins, USN. ""Three Years of War at… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1938. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue includes excellent photos of British, French, German and Italian warships, including Dunkerque, Admiral Graf Spee and Nürnberg. ""A Fast Battle Wing"" by G.H. Hoffman. ""The Passing of the Cadet Engineers"" by Captain J.M. Ellicott, USN (Ret.). relates his visit to President Rutherford B. Hayes… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1941. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue. It is interesting to read what the United States Navy was discussing, just one month before Pearl Harbor. Lead article is ""Pan-Americanism and Naval Policy"" by LCDR Isaiah Olch, USN. Article discusses prospect of gaining West Indies bases in bases for destroyers agreement with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1942. 17 x 25 cm. Pre-World War II issue. It is interesting to read what the United States Navy was discussing, just three months before Pearl Harbor. Lead article is ""The Philippine Question"" by CDR Walter Lucian Taylor, USN. In this prize essay the author discusses the then-current debate between imperialism and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1942. 17 x 25 cm. World War II issue includes excellent photos, including Battle of Midway, June 4-6, 1942, sinking of carrier Yorktown after Midway, aerial view of convoy in South Pacific, , formation of VB-3's, modern Navy fighter, tail marking XF-4F-2, Navy Patrol Bomber by Glenn L. Martin Co., Cruiser USS Memphis.… Saber más sobre este artículo