USNI Naval History
January 2nd, 2009 From
>From: mroberts@tfb.com (Michael Robertson)
>To: mahan@microwrks.com
>Subject: USNI Naval History
>Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 11:46:56 -0800
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>I am forwarding this article, please respond to usniwest@aol.com, not
>to my address. Mary Beth SK will be out of town next week, so any
>requests may take a while.
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>Please forgive such a long post, one of your list members (Michael Robertson)
>recommended that I post this to your group. He saw it on a Patrick O’Brian
>group and has taken advantage of it.
>
>I’ve combined three posts that I made to the original list I posted to, so
>bear with me, the first portion explains USNI and who I am, the second
>portion is the Mar/Apr. 97 table of contents and the 3rd portion is the
>May/June 97 table of contents.
>
> If you’d like the free sample copy (one per customer) please send me your
>mailing address via USNIWest@aol.com. Sorry, about the confusion, but I’m
>glad that Jim has sparked some interest!! 🙂 If anyone has questions about
>the U.S. Naval Institute and our other publications please e-mail me and I’ll
>do my best to answer your questions.
>
>Thank you for your time!
>
>Mary Beth Straight Kiss
>
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>Mary Beth Straight Kiss
>U.S. Naval Institute Representative
>3485 Old Cobble Ct.
>San Diego, CA 92111-4045
>USNIWest@aol.com or (619) 874-8286
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>
>Part I
>
> Just thought I’d inform the group that there is a magazine out there that
>is available for Naval and Maritime history buffs. Published by the U.S.
>Naval Institute, a non-profit private organization, it is the __Naval
>History__ magazine. It is bi-monthly and was created in 1988. The Naval
>Institute’s other magazine, __Proceedings__, was receiving so many good
>history articles that they decided to put them all together in one
>publication. It has been a big success. It can be subscribed to or bought
>at many major book stores. The U.S. Naval Institute is a non-profit
>professional organization for persons who have an interest in Naval and
>Maritime topics and concerns. It is the oldest private professional
>organization for the military and was established in 1873.
>
> I’d thought I try and list the titles of articles for each issue like so
>many other contributers have done on the list. That way if you are
>interested in a particular issue you can inquire about it or subscribe to
>the
>magazine itself. I’ll send that under separate heading.
>
> Subscriptions to the magazine are $20/yr for non-USNI members or $18/yr
>for members. International orders add $6 to the cost. (All US funds). Three
>year subscription rates are available too. If anyone is interested in
>seeing a sample copy please e-mail me with your address. One free copy per
>customer.
>
> I also am the indexer for the magazine, although the task is a bit behind
>because they just assigned me the backlog. I’ll let people know when the
>indices are available. The magazine and the index would be a great asset for
>any researcher’s library! I personally love the magazine and can’t wait to
>read it!
>
> I was the manager of the photo archives and reference library at USNI for
>over 9 years. I am now on the West Coast and am representing them here ( a
>trial run). I am responsible for garnering new members, new subscribers,
>selling USNI pubs, certificates, and photographs. As well informing people
>about our Oral History and reference services. Since it is such a new
>position, the East Coast office is tracking how beneficial it is. Please use
>the code MK7 whenever you order or request anything and they will know that
>you heard it from me! Thank you in advance.
>
>
>Part II
>
>Articles in the Mar./Apr. 97 issue of NAVAL HISTORY magazine by U.S. Naval
>Institute.
>
>__Burn Philadelphia__ by Major PHilip Wasielewski, USMC;
> IN what has been called one of the boldest strokes in U.S. Naval
>History, Captain Edward Preble determined to burn the 36-gun frigate rather
>than allow her to remain in the hands of the Tripoli’s Pahsa.
>
>__Constellation Goes Dry__ by Frank D. Roylance
> A Private Foundation in Baltimore has launched the first leg of a
>restoration effort intended to save and preserve one of the oldest U.S. naval
>vessels afloat. She’ll be high and dry for at least two years.
>
>__A Brave Band of Britons__ by Charles A. Steele
> Sailors and marines of the Royal Navy Division were deeply mired in the
>trenches of Ancre in 1916 as the soldiers of the British Fifth Army.
>
>__The Commodore Goes to Court__ by Suzanne B. Geissler
> Commodore Thomas Truxton was shocked that Aaron Burr had been arrested
>for treason and that he himself had been implicated in a conspiracy. But
>honor and integrity helped clear both names.
>
>__A Sad Day in the Cold War__ by Cdr. Robert C.M. Ottensmeyer, USN(Ret.)
> A routine intelligence-gathering mission–for the Cold War era, at
>least__ in 1952 turned sour near Cyprus. The hero of the day was the
>commander, who reentered the sinking aircraft to ensure all his crew had
>escaped.
>
>__Early Vietnam: Unwinnable?__ By Kenneth J. Hagan
> An expert corps of scholars, historians, and operators debated the hows
>and whys of the Vietnam War last spring at the Robert R. McCormick
>Foundation’s stately Cantigny First Division Museum in Illinois.
>
>__”No Men Like Him”__ By Jordan Vause
> A chronicler of German U-boat exploits in World War II illuminates one of
>the most intriguing of the U-boat commanders and author of the command
>manual, “Problems of Leadership,” Wolfgang Luth.
>
>In addition, the issue has our regular features: book reviews, reunion
>listings, historic fleet reports, museum reports, Navy Yarns, and letters to
>the editor.
>
>Part III
>
>Articles in the May/June 97 issue of NAVAL HISTORY magazine by U.S. Naval
>Institute.
>
>__The Ship that Launched a Nation__ by David C. Holly
> She had served sutifully from the Chesapeake Bay to Normandy, but the
>ultimate test for the President Warfield came 50 years ago when she became
>the Exodus 1947, transporting Holocaust Jews to the Promised Land.
>
>__Coming to Terms With the Old Foe__ by Rear Admiral Geroge R. Worthington,
>USN(Ret.)
> Having revisted Vietnam 30 years after he served as a Navy frogman there,
>the author has decided that normalization is the right policy.
>
>__The Truth About Kamikazes__ By D.M. Giangreco
> They were dreaded by every ship within striking distance of the Imperial
>Japanese Navy, but their success was largely psychological. According to an
>editor for “Military Review”, however, they were poised for a U.S. invasion.
>
>__Nelson’s Ten Years to Glory__ by RAdm. Joseph F. Callo, USN Reserve (Ret.)
> The last decade of his life made the legendary Admiral Lord Horatio
>Nelson “the focus of British identity and aspirations .”
>
>__Remembering Emma–and Others__ by Stephen Howarth
> The 1805 Club restores, preserves, and maintains Nelson-related
>monuments–including one to his mistress in Calais.
>
>__Torpedoed in the Celtic Sea__ by Adm. Worth Bagley, USN(ret.)
> In April 1917, the officers and crew of the destroyer Jacob Jones had the
>U-boat commander who had sunk the ship to thank for saving their lives.
>
>__Liberty Lost Pursing a Legend__ by Capt. Ira Dye, USN(Ret.)
> In summer 1937, NROTC students in the battleship USS Colorado helped with
>one of the most extensive search-and-rescue operations in naval history.
>
>__The Original Alphabet Soup__ by Michael J. Crowder
> You need a manual to decipher the evolutions and changes in the squadron
>designations of U.S. naval aviation. Here is a good place to start.
>
>In addition, the issue has our regular features: book reviews, reunion
>listings, historic fleet reports, museum reports, Navy Yarns, and letters to
>the editor.
>
> People interested in subscribing to __Naval History__ or finding out more
>about it can contact me at USNIWest@aol.com
>
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>Oceanside, CA 92056 | |