Proceedings Magazine - December 1959

Front Cover, American Continental Frigate Raleigh, US Naval Institute Proceedings, December 1959.

Front Cover, American Continental Frigate Raleigh, US Naval Institute Proceedings, December 1959.

UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS

For the advancement of professional, literary, and scientific knowledge in the Navy

Vol. 85, No. 12, Whole No. 682, December 1959

The December 1959 issue of Proceedings featured articles included Africa: The Next Great Area of Crisis, Search and Rescue--And You!, More and Better Geography Needed, The Future of Our "Alliance" with Spain, and more.

AMERICAN CONTINENTAL FRIGATE Raleigh .. . Front Cover
For details concerning this month's painting, see Old Navy, page 148

AFRICA: THE NEXT GREAT AREA OF CRISIS
By Maurice H. Hellner

SEARCH AND RESCUE—AND You!
By Captain G. R. Evans, USCG

MORE AND BETTER GEOGRAPHY NEEDED
By William H. Hessler

THE EDUCATION OF THE LINE
By Captain Robert B. Kelly, USN

THE NAVAL OFFICER'S ROLE IN POLITICO-MILITARY AFFAIRS
By Captain William M. Kaufman, USN

THE FUTURE OF OUR "ALLIANCE" WITH SPAIN
By Alvin J. Cottrell

THREE TEXAS MULES AND THE NAVY
By Captain E. B. Perry, USN

DEFENSE AGAINST NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES
By Commander R. A. Weatherup, USN

SCAPA FLOW
By Vice Admiral Friedrich Ruge, GFN

USS Ranger, 7 JULY 1959 (Pictorial)
By Lieutenant John W. Hamilton, USN

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION

BOOK REVIEWS: NOTABLE NAVAL BOOKS OF 1959
By Associate Professor Robert M. Langdon, USNA

PROFESSIONAL NOTES

A PAGE FROM THE OLD NAVY

SECRETARY'S NOTES

INDEX FOR THE 1959 PROCEEDINGS

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