Naval History

Fall 1990

Contents:

• The British Raid On Mount Vernon
• Offering provisions to the British in April 1781 was one display of southern hospitality that General George Washington detested.
• The 'Howling Wilderness'
• For U.S. forces on the island of Samar in 1900, the barbarity of the enemy was only one of many problems.
• An Explanation at Nurnberg
• When Admiral Karl Donitz sought to explain his actions, it was through a fellow naval officer.
• Two Years Before The Mast: A Reflection
• After 150 years, Richard Henry Dana's account of shipboard life is "an incomparable classic of the sea"
• Dana's Book Stirred the Public, Not Lawmakers
• The Carrier That Lit Up Tacoma
• The "Lady Lex" was an unlikely power source for drought ridden Tacoma in 1929.
• The Battleship and Mr.Shearer
• In the early 1920s, a determined private citizen fought to save the battleship Washington (BB-47) from destruction.
• Desperate Battle at Unalga Pass
• When Ensign Albert E. Mitchell's PBY encountered Zero fighters over the Aleutians in early June 1942, the results were tragic, but a boon for the U.S. Navy.
• Soto Tetsutaro and Japanese Strategy
• Japan's naval strategy in the early 20th century was contradictory, but it had great impact.
• The Coast Guard and Mr. Khruschev
• The Gresham (WAVP-387), the Coast Guard's "Best Ship", put on her best face to host the Soviet Chief of State in 1959.
• Oral History......Destroyer Man
• Technical Report....GE: More Than Light Bulbs
• Oral History....Mines At Haiphong: Delayed Execution
• The Old Navy...When Russian Guns Were Welcome
• In Profile...Robert Sherrod

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