In September of 2001 Vice Admiral Dawson was serving as commander of the Second Fleet and Captain Welch was the commander of Carrier Air Wing 17, which was based off the USS George Washington when it was deployed to protect New York City after the attacks on September 11th, 2001.20 years later, Captain Welch addresses a number of
Reviewed by Joseph Moretz, PhD The story of the American War of Independence has oft been told but rather less has been said of the maritime portion of that story and less still has been told from the perspective of the Royal Navy. It is to this end that Quintin Barry, a retired solicitor and
Dr. Ann O’Keefe poses with the Fleet and Family Support Program staff after a 40th anniversary celebration at the Washington Navy Yard, D.C. (Photo By Chief Petty Officer Brian Morales | July 16, 2019) Dr. Ann O’Keefe, an educator and author who served as the first director of the U.S. Navy’s celebrated Fleet and Family Support Program,
Captain Mike Boyle, Captain Ted Bronson, USN (Ret.) and Admiral Harry Harris, PACOM, stand before the newly placed P-8A Poseidon Model (NHF Photo/Matthew Eng/Released) The Naval Historical Foundation lost a long-time friend and avid supporter with the passing of Captain Edward F. “Ted” Bronson, US Navy (Retired). The son of the late Edward J. and
Reviewed by LCDR Donald A. Baker, USN An ancient Jewish teacher once said, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for their friends.” If risk to life and limb is any indication of an individual’s commitment to this ideal, then Coastguardsman Chris D’Amelio’s very personal and intimate account of
Right: Dr. Michael Crawford receives the NHF’s 2020 Dudley W. Knox medal for lifetime achievement in Naval History from Admiral Fallon and NHHC Director RADM Samuel J. Cox, USN (Ret.). Left: NHF Chairman ADM William J. Fallon, USN (Ret.) and Ms. Rosemary Coskey present a Truxtun bowl to 2020 Volunteer of the Year and editor
Reviewed By Jeff Schultz Mike Norman and Michael Jones’ The Falklands War: There and Back Again – The Story of Naval Party 8901 is a gripping memoir of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War told from the perspective of the Royal Marine commander of Naval Party 8901 (NP-8901), the British troops assigned to defend the islands. NP-8901
Reviewed by Jeff Schultz Mariano Sciaroni and Andy Smith’s “Go Find Him and Bring Me Back His Hat”: The Royal Navy’s Anti-Submarine Campaign in the Falklands/Malvinas War is an important look at the relatively obscure rivalry between a few Argentine diesel submarines and the Royal Navy’s anti-submarine defenses such as helicopters, warships and the Royal
We are joined this month by The Honorable Steven Honigman, Geoffrey Beaumont, the son of artist Arthur Beaumont, and Navy Art curator, Gale Munro. Join us as we discuss the important work of Navy painter Arthur Beaumont.
Reviewed by Anton K. Smith Too little is written about the roles and sacrifices of professional women contributing to the war effort in World War II. An established author, renowned historian, and former British sailor, Peter Hore works to correct the deficit in this new book about Britain’s Women’s Royal Navy Service, whose members quickly became
Reviewed by Major Chris Ketcherside, USMC (Ret.) Guidelines for the Leader and the Commander is a collection of chapters, lectures, and manual excerpts General Clarke penned over the course of his career based on his hard-won experiences in positions of leadership in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, as well as
On Monday, August 2, as record numbers of attendees gathered for the first day of the 2021 Sea-Air-Space Conference, Rear Admiral Lars Saunes, Royal Norwegian Navy (Ret.) moderated a panel on the Arctic domain including Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, Commander, 2nd Fleet, USN; Vice Admiral Scott Buschman, Deputy Commandant for Operations, USCG; Dr. Alyson Azzara,
USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)Fleet Post OfficeNew York, New York 3 AUGUST 1958 Director Museum of Science and IndustryJackson ParkChicago Illinois Joseph E. Degman EM1 (SS)USS NAUTILUS SSN 571F.P.C. New York N.Y. Dear Sir, As a native of Chicago and a frequent visitor of the Museum I feel obligated to send you one of the first
Reviewed by Dr. Joseph Moretz In Turret Versus Broadside, Howard J. Fuller, a Reader in War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton in Great Britain, relates the history of the Royal Navy’s struggle to retain maritime supremacy in the face of ironclad warships innovated by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. The engagement between
Reviewed by CAPT Derek R. Fix, USN Unlike Anything That Ever Floated is one of the newest additions to the Savas Beattie Emerging Civil War Series, which offers compelling, easy-to-read overviews of some of the Civil War’s most important battles and stories. Author Dwight Sturtevant Hughes provides a captivating narrative of the Battle of Hampton
