Naval History

Volume 21 Number 5 October 2007

Contents:

• Intertwined Heritage
• In San Diego - The U.S. Navy's West Coast Home - maritime tradition is pervasive. Moreover, it's on display at a slew of great naval-related historical museums and sites..
• Improving The Breed
• Coming into service in the wake of World War II, the enormous, innovative Midway-class aircraft carriers proved to be durable trailblazers during the Cold War and beyond..
• Prelude To Kamikaze
• At the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, the destroyer USS Smith kept fighting after a receiving blow her mid-1930s designers never imagined..
• The Imperial Navy's Final Sortie
• The April 1945 one-way mission of the battleship Yomato, cruiser Yahagi, and eight destroyers had virtually no chance of success. A survivor of the operation offers his perspective on the Imperial Navy's last gasp..
• Birth Of A Blockade
• Samual F. Du Pont helped shape and implement the Union's Civil War blockade and won a great 1861 victory at Port Royal, South Carolina, but his rocky relationship with Secretary of the Navy Gideon Wells sank his career..
• A Proof Of Madness?
• Taking on the World's most powerful navy with a collection of converted merchant ships, the Continental Navy relied on brashness, a well thought out strategy, and sound leadership..
• The 'Butchers of Kapsan'
• In a Korean War pinpoint strike, 16 Navy pilots dumped more than 44,000 pounds of explosives on a compound where North Korean and Chinese leaders were meeting...

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