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History and the Navy
As a country, we have been accused of cultural amnesia. The Navy, it seems, is no different.
navy • us navy • history • naval history

Naval History in Newfoundland
The Crow's Nest Officers' Club played a vital role in the victory of the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War.
naval history • world war ii • crow's nest officers' club • st. john's newfoundland • second world war

On Being a Writer In the Navy
Sometimes I wonder how long I can get away with this.
navy • us navy • usn • writing • naval history

The First Hero
John Paul Jones may not have been the father of the Navy, but he certainly is the example of what it would become.
navy • us navy • naval history • john paul jones • evan thomas

What's Wrong With Our Reading List?
The Navy's reading list is directed toward senior enlisted and officers. Why?
navy • us navy • reading • literature • history

A Hawaiian Boy Becomes a Man
A sixteen year old Hawaiian boy is caught in the middle of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
bombing of pearl harbor • american history • us naval history • hawaii • oahu

Hawaii: Sorrow’s Island
While John Garcia is helping in the rescue mission after Pearl Harbor is bombed, at home a personal and related tragedy occurs.
bombing of pearl harbor • oahu • hawaii • west virginia • american history

Pearl Harbor: The Aftermath
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor some ships are repaired but numerous others are built as the United States enters World War II.
bombing of pearl harbor • american history • united states • us naval history • japan

The USS Arizona
In Pearl Harbor, Battleship Row is destroyed. The USS Arizona is hit, sending some 1,000 to their deaths.
bombing of pearl harbor • uss arizona • american history • us naval history • arizona memorial

The Voyages of Admiral Cheng Ho
The amazing voyages of the Chinese admiral Cheng Ho are described and placed in historical context.
chinese history • naval history • cheng ho • ma huan • muslims in china

USS Pennsylvania Bombed
During the Pearl Harbor bombing the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and many other US Navy ships are hit.
bombing of pearl harbor • oahu • hawaii • world war ii • american history

Finding Gdansk's History
Gdansk, on the Baltic Sea, has long been an important port town. Famous for amber, shipping, and the workers' union Solidarity, Gdansk history is not hard to find.
finding gdansk history • gdansk history • poland port city • gdansk maritime history • birthplace of solidarity

Williamstown in Victoria, Australia
For those interested in maritime history, the sea-side suburb of Williamstown, located in Melbourne's west, offers a wealth of things to see and do.
williamstown victoria • williamstown australia • melbourne port • maritime history australia • naval history australia

Internment High Seas Fleet 1918
At the close of World War One, the victorious allies ordered that the powerful and undefeated High Seas Fleet present itself for interment until a final peace.
kaiser wilhelm ii • kaiserliche marine • high seas fleet • interned at scapa flow • admiral franz von hipper

Salvage of the High Seas Fleet
More than forty of the 74 ships of the Imperial German Navy's High Sea Fleet only left their final anchorage as scrap if at all.
sms baden • sms frankfurt • german ship us navy • ernest cox • greatest salvage opertation

Battleship Imp Aleksander III
The battleship, built by the last Tsar of russia and named for his father, served in two wars under at least five flags.
his majesty's russian battleship • the imperator aleksander iii • emperor alexander iii • russud yard • nikolayev yard

Scuttling of the High Seas Fleet
Interned at the close of World War One in Scotland the German fleet chose to scuttle itself at anchor rather than surrender
november 21 1918 • treaty versailles • last commander of the fleet • june 21 1919 • paragraphe elf bestatigen

The Tacoma Class Frigates PF-03
The Tacoma class frigates were the forgotten, overlooked and almost unwanted ships that got the job done in World War Two and Korea.
tacoma class • pf-03 • frigates • coast guard world war two • coast guard crewed ship

Visit Seven Hampton Roads Museums for One Price
Virginia Beach visitors and residents who want to visit several museums in the Hampton Roads area may want to consider the 7-4-1 Millennium Membership.
hampton roads museums • 7-4-1 millennium membership • virginia beach visitors • hampton roads area • virginia travelers

Ironclads Collide
The Confederacy began the war with no navy at all. The man named to be the Confederate Secretary of the Navy, Stephen R. Mallory, was determined that the Confederacy should built a fleet of iron ships that could destroy wooden ships at will. By the fall of 1861, the steam frigate Merrimack, which had been scuttled by the Union when Norfolk was abandoned, had iron plates bolted onto her. This technology that came out of the Civil War would change naval warefare forever.
civil war • navy • merrimack • monitor • union

Tourist Attractions in Plymouth
With a picturesque location, just a few hours from London, and packed with fascinating places to visit, Plymouth in South Devon is the perfect place for a weekend break.
plymouth city break • plymouth weekend break • south devon tourist attractions • plymouth mayflower • plymouth gin distillery

WWII Cruiser HMS Exeter Found
The Royal Navy's Heavy cruiser HMS Exeter had a brief but legendary war service. In her 18-months of War she helped kill the Graf Spee and fought the Japanese.
admiral graf spee • battle of the river plate • hms exeter • cruiser exeter • ajax

After the muntiny - Captain Bligh
Fletcher Christian rebels and puts Capt. Bligh adrift in an open boat at the mercy of the sea.
bounty • fletcher christian • capt. bligh • mutiny

Attractions in Docklands, London
For an exciting day away from London's typical tourist scene, venture out to Docklands in East London, where you'll find attractions for the whole family.
attractions in docklands • london docklands • what to see in london's east end • tourist attractions in east london • museums in east london

Clark Gable and His Perfect Movie Roles
Although Clark Gable has been a larger-than-life symbol of Hollywood for decades, his iconic status rests largely on three perfectly fitting roles from the 1930's.
clark gable • movie icon • hollywood hero • clark gable's great movie roles • academy awards

Cyberstalking: An Interview with Jayne Hitchcock
This article is based on an interview with Jayne Hitchcock, president of Working to Halt Online Abuse. It focuses on cyberstalking.
cyberstalking • stalking • victim • hitchcock • jayne hitchcock

Halsey's Bad Rap
Should we judge people by one incident, or by the entirety of their being?
halsey • navy • us navy • battle off samar • battle of leyte gulf

Historian Theodore Roosevelt
There were many sides to Theodore Roosevelt, one of them was the historian. In that role, through his research and writings, he made a great impact.
theodore roosevelt • historian • the naval war of 1812 • the winning of the west • twenty-sixth president

Learning From a Forgotten War
Even though the United States was fortunate to earn a draw against Great Britain in the War of 1812, it showed what it could do ... and what it could have done.
forgotten wars • army • navy • lessons • british

Sixty Five Years of Service
The unique Coast Guard Cutter Storis served seven decades through two wars performing search and rescue, icebreaking, law enforcement, convoy escort, and exploration.
uscgc storis • wmec -38 • last veteran of world war two • unique coast guard cutter • search and rescue

The Canadian Cadet Organization
Parents who are looking for youth activities that teach self-discipline, build confidence and promote independence should consider Air, Army or Sea Cadets.
canadian cadet organization • army cadet training • air cadet training • sea cadet training • youth extra curricular activities

The Chesapeake and the Shannon
On a day in June 1813 an American frigate left Boston harbor to engage the British warship that awaited her. After fifteen minutes of battle over a hundred men were dead
free trade and sailors rights • in1812 america declared war on britain • the british at war • hms shannon • uss chesapeake

The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World
Thanksgiving Day has a whole new meaning once the true story of the pilgrims' settlement along Cape Cod comes into light with Philbrick's new book for early teen readers.
mayflower • pilgrims • puritans • plymouth colony • thanksgiving

The Post War Life of the Tacomas
Meant to be a wartime stopgap and quickly discarded by the US Navy and Royal Navy, the ships of the Tacoma Class went on to sail every ocean for another 50 years.
tacoma class • pf-03 • frigates • coast guard world war two • coast guard crewed ship

USS Washington (BB-56)
The guns of USS Washington were vital in blazing a path to ultimate triumph over Imperial Japan in the epic struggle for dominance in the Pacific.
uss washington • bb-56 • us navy battleship • north carolina class • uss washington launching

Admiral Stark at Port Arthur 1904
Like Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor in 1941, Russian Admiral Stark was the incorrect scapegoat for defeat in 1904 at the hands of the same attacker.
naval heritage • imperial russian navy • oskar victorovich stark • admiral stark • vice admiral stark

Admiral Stark at Vladivostok 1922
At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.
russian vice-admiral • russian siberian squadron • white russian vladivostok • last russian fleet • end of russian civil war

Hit the High Notes at Wexford's Opera Festival
Join the Travelsleuth for a Night at the Opera. Wexford celebrates its annual International Festival of rarely performed Operas in October. <font color="green"><B>Updated 8 June, 2002.</B></font>
ireland • wexford • opera • whiskey • restaurant

Komarom
This town is right on the Danube and is connected by a bridge (which is also a border crossing point) with its twin town Komarno on the left bank of the Danube, in Slovakia. The old Hungarian town were cut into two after the World Was I, according to the Peace Treaty of Trianon.
hungary • komarom • komárom • fortress • 1848

The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II
The dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan by America in the waning days of World War II was a merciful act that saved millions of Japanese and American lives.
atomic bomb • end of world war 2 • hiroshima and nagasaki • operation downfall • operation olympic

US Navy Railway Guns France 1918
Short of everything but ingenuity, the United States Army used a special unit of long range artillery provided by the US Navy in WWI.
united states world war one • liege • bombarded paris • rear admiral ralph earle • baldwin locomotive works

World Navies Become Obsolete
The Civil War brought many technological advances, including the railroad and the telegraph. But the most lasting advance came in naval warfare.
ironclads • navy • uss monitor • css virginia • uss merrimac

Places to Go and Things to Do in 2002 - Part II
Washington is full of interesting places and things to do. This week we're going to the Seattle Boat Show, visiting a naval undersea museum, heading to a remote lodge, visiting chocolate factories and flying kites after taking in a kite factory. Oh, and a little note about Stephen King's Red Rose at Thornewood Castle in Lakewood.
chocolate • kites • naval undersea museum • museum • chocolate factory

The Siberian White Army 1918-1923
Fighting alongside 50,000 homeless Czech legionnaires and 70,000 Japanese troops the White forces under Admiral Kolchak fought the longest of any.
orenberg cossacks • general dutov • siberian cossacks • semenov • baron ungern-sternberg

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