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Elmhurst, IL: U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, 1976. 21 x 28 cm. Cover shows charcoal art by Steve Petreshock showing submerged submarine with masts exposed approaching on port quarter of a merchant ship in heavy seas. Photo of Spencer Tracy with crew of USS Icefish (SS367) at Manitowoc, WI in June 1944. Two photos of crew of USS Kingfish (SS234) --one taken with crew in dress blues at formation on deck of submarine, 20 May 1942 at commissioning in Portsmouth, NH and the other with part of crew behind battle flag showing 105,752 tons of shipping sunk, taken in 1942. ""Patrol in Peace"" features USS Runner (SS275) and USS R-12 (SS89). Photo at commissioning party for USS Runner, 26 Jan. 1945 in Portsmouth, NH. Photo of part of crew of USS Segundo (SS398) taken in front of Japanese 2-man sub on Guam, probably early 1945. Photo of Subvets at Battleship Massachusetts berth in Fall River, MA at retirement of CAPT Milton C. McFarland, USN, 26 Aug. 1975. Photo of subvets at reunion of USS Gabilan… Read More

Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, 1945. 21.7 x 29.3 cm. Victory and Industrial Issue: End of World War II came as a surprise to editorial staff, so they rushed to include ""The Sinking of the Rising Sun"" by Lt. S.L. Freeland. ""a concise and vivid report of how U.S. Navy made Japs wish they had never thought of Pearl Harbor."" Story of new USNA Superintendent, first Naval Aviator to take post, Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, '06, by Comdr. Louis J. Gulliver, '07. ""Ships from the Texas Plains"" story of ships built by newcomers to shipbuilding in Houston. These ships passed the ""final examination"" when they survived the horrible typhoon off Luzon in December 1944, that caused sinking of three other destroyers. ""How the Seabees Transformed Tinian"" as base for Superforts bombing Japan. ""P.H. to Okinawa""-- ""The Big E"", carrier Enterprise, fought the whole bloody war, and came out asking for more. ""What's the Dope"" news of alumni, first entry is from Col. Harry Hawthorne,… Read More

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1941. 17 x 24.7 cm. Just two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this issue appeared. Lead article: ""The Tradition of the Offensive in the United States Navy"" by LTJG Waldo Chamberlin, USNR. ""The Halls of Montezuma"" by ENS William D. Lanier, USNR. ""Training the Landing Force"" by 1st LT R.D. Heinl, Jr., USMC. ""Decibels in a Fog"" by CDR J.L. Allen, USN. Notes on International Affairs: Roosevelt-Churchill meeting at sea Aug. 10th. USS Greer attacked by German submarine off Iceland, Sept. 4th. British and Russian forces occupy Iran, expel Germans. Japan: Light Cruiser Weakness. USSR: Russian ""Secret""--the Inland Waterways. Photo of Squalus salvage operations. Good pre-war Navy pictures Paper periodical, light soiling on cover, spine browned, very good. . Catalogs: World War II/Naval.

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1941. 17 x 24.7 cm. Just two months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this issue appeared. Lead article: ""The Tradition of the Offensive in the United States Navy"" by LTJG Waldo Chamberlin, USNR. ""The Halls of Montezuma"" by ENS William D. Lanier, USNR. ""Training the Landing Force"" by 1st LT R.D. Heinl, Jr., USMC. ""Decibels in a Fog"" by CDR J.L. Allen, USN. Notes on International Affairs: Roosevelt-Churchill meeting at sea Aug. 10th. USS Greer attacked by German submarine off Iceland, Sept. 4th. British and Russian forces occupy Iran, expel Germans. Japan: Light Cruiser Weakness. USSR: Russian ""Secret""--the Inland Waterways. Photo of Squalus salvage operations. Good pre-war Navy pictures Paper periodical, moderate soiling on cover, with chips in spine, good. . Catalogs: World War II/Naval.