America's Naval Heritage
America's Naval Heritage

Author: Thomas Truxtun Moebs

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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From the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.

Nuts to Butts
Nuts to Butts

Author: R. W. Bishop Usn (Ret)

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-04

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1475905904

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For Rich Bishop, reporting to basic training for the US Navy was reminiscent of Dorothy leaving Kansas and ending up in Oz. The transition from civilian to navy life overwhelmed Bishop. In Nuts to Butts, he narrates excerpts of his twenty-two-year career from basic training to retirement. In this memoir, Bishop tells of meeting a wide assortment of people and the problems they brought with them. He shares the good and not-so-good times of serving in the fleet, including dealing with the loss of privacy, becoming a team member, and keeping US warships in mission-ready condition and the crews in shape to play the mental games required in an examination- and deployment-laden schedule. Nuts to Butts describes living through basic training, working in the scullery of an aircraft carrier, serving duty as shore patrol, visiting exotic ports of call for liberty, climbing a plateau with shear vertical sides in Sri Lanka, living on the naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and making night dives among the sharks. Bishop provides keen insight into the life of a sailor, delivered with humor. He not only fondly remembers his service, but preserves the stories for all.

The United States Navy and Defense Unification, 1947-1953
The United States Navy and Defense Unification, 1947-1953

Author: Paolo Enrico Coletta

Publisher: University of Delaware Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780874131260

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This book provides a historical background to the problems met during the early days of defense unification of the three U.S. military services: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. The author analyzes the problem of unification during both peacetime and wartime, showing how the Korean War served to point up the capabilities and limitations of the three services.

America's naval heritage: A Catalog of Early Imprints From the Navy Department Library
America's naval heritage: A Catalog of Early Imprints From the Navy Department Library

Author: Thomas Truxtun Moebs

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780160873126

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From the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.

Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy
Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy

Author: John M Batten

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019840474

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John M Batten offers a firsthand account of life in the US Navy during the mid-19th century. With vivid descriptions of naval battles and life at sea, as well as insights into the everyday routines of sailors, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into a unique and important aspect of American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.