Naval History - December 1997 - Secret at Bletchley Park
December: "Blast at Halifax" - 1917 merchant ship explosion in Nova Scotia; "Nelson at the Nile"; "Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood" fabled US Marine Corps battle.
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UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE November / December 1997 Volume 11 • Number 6
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"Boeing F4B-3 Over USS Saratoga," by the great aviation artist R. G. Smith, depicts the first aircraft carrier to bear the name. For more on this and the other Saras, see page 16.
16 The Spirit of Saratoga
By Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn, U.S. Navy (Retired)
A former skipper of the USS Saratoga pays a 70th anniversary tribute to the first carrier by that name—and all the other Saras in naval history.
22 Blast at Halifax
By Francis James Duffy
Nova Scotia's capital city is devastated by a 1917 merchant ship explosion. 25 "Devil Dogs" at Belleau Wood
By Colonel John G. Miller, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
A Naval Institute editor and historian reviews the myths and legends surrounding one of the most fabled battles in U.S. Marine Corps history.
29 Hail Irish Marines
By Mary Pal Kelly
Secretary of the Navy John Dalton helps the Irish honor U.S. Marines.
30 Nelson at the Nile
By ( Gerald Jordan
Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson takes the French by storm in Aboukir Bay.
34 Secret at Bletchley Park
By Prom M. O'Connor
Code breakers keep Ultra under wraps at Station X, just outside London.
39 The Wake Island Militia
13y Gregory J. W. Urwin
Building contractors augment Marines on Wake after the Japanese attack.
44 Wake to Become Waste Dump?
By Commander David Caddis, U.S. Naval Reserve
A joint venture threatens to fill the lagoon with tons of nuclear waste.
45 Sea Combat by Numbers
By Owen P. Hall, Jr., Ph.D
A professor of quantitative analysis assesses the elements of victory at sea.
47 Ship Model Master
By Commander Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. Navy (Retired)
A meticulous miniaturist's "Old Ironsides" graces a New Jersey museum.
Departments
4 Looking Back 54 Historic Aircraft 59 Salty Talk
6 In Contact 55 Historic Fleets 60 Reunions
51 Book Reviews 56 Naval History News 62 Museum Report
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