Linda Kush, the author of The Rice Paddy Navy U.S. Sailors Undercover in China, will speak about her book at the International Spy Museum on noon on Tuesday March 5th. The event is free and open to the public. After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942, the US Navy knew it
Visit the USS Constitution Museum on Captain Isaac Hull's birthday as Linda Maloney, author of the soon-to-be re-released biography, The Captain from Connecticut: The Life and Naval Times of Isaac Hull, takes you on a visit with Hull between wars, revealing his complex social life and search for love. Maloney brings the man in the
Sunk in Kula Gulf tells the story of USS Helena’s final voyage and the epic struggle of her survivors. Those sailors fought for life in the hours and days that followed the warship’s sinking on July 6, 1943. Some were rescued the night of the sinking as the sea battle continued to rage, but the
In the March edition of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, author John J. Domagalski will read from his latest work, Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors in World War II (Potomac Books; September 2012). Using a wide
The final 150 years of the commercial deepwater sailing vessel saw a flowering of nautical folk art. The speaker will cover items such as ships in bottles made by the seamen themselves during spare time on the long voyages; “sailors’ valentines” and other souvenirs made on shore for sale to seamen, and figureheads and other
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Award-winning journalist, Chipp Reid, discusses his newest book, Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble’s Boys and the Tripoli Campaign. Culling myth from fact, Reid uses the words of the naval officers themselves to share how their experiences in Tripoli shaped their naval careers, including their service in the War of 1812. Many of USS Constitution’s
Seawolf and the Maritime Strategy: Examining the Relationship of Policy, Strategy, Technology, Tactics, and Acquisition Panelists: RADM Millard Firebaugh, USN (Ret.): Program Manager, SEAWOLF CAPT Peter Swartz, USN (Ret.): Co-drafter of final versions of The Maritime Strategy AMBASSADOR Linton Brooks: Supervised strategic war gaming, critical analysis and public defense of The Maritime Strategy Registration: Call
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, former reporter, editor of Armed Forces Journal and author Bradley Peniston will present his second book, No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf (Naval Institute Press, 2013). Peniston is the first to detail the extraordinary
World Affairs Council, Navy League Co-sponsor Free Panel Discussion on National Defense Issues in Light of Looming North Korean Crisis, WWII Veteran to Speak During Lunch at the April 20 event With ominous threats coming from North Korea on a daily basis, national defense issues are of concern to the American public and military leaders.
In January 1945 more than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly packed aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, which was evacuating German civilians in Berlin that were trapped in the Red Army’s way. After leaving port, three Soviet torpedoes struck it, inflicting catastrophic damage and throwing passengers into the frozen waters of the Baltic. Over 9,400 perished
Please join the staff of the US Navy Museum and the Central Intelligence Agency Historical Collections for a special lecture, "Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from 16,400 ft Below the Pacific Ocean, A Trieste II (DSV-1) Declassified Mission," on April 25, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Museum Education Center at
Sea History advisor Dr. Joe Meany will guide participants through a new exhibition focused on the role of the city in the Second World War, perhaps one of the least understood aspects of “the war.” He consulted on the maritime portions of the exhibit and shared his research on the Port of New York in
The North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) will hold its conference and annual meeting in Alpena, Michigan from Wednesday, May 15, through Sunday, May 19, 2013. The main conference venue will be NOAA’s Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, headquarters of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which is serving as the host institution. The conference
With Peter Fretwell and Taylor Baldwin Kiland As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, authors Peter Fretwell and Taylor Baldwin Kiland will present their newly published book Lessons from Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams (Naval Institute Press, 2013) Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the