March 1968 Proceedings Magazine: United States Naval Institute

Proceedings One of the ten winning entries of the 1968 Naval Institute Photography Contest (see pages 96-97) is this classic naval "seascape"
March 1968 of Pacific Fleet destroyers, by Photographer's
Mate Third Class
Gerald E. Logan,
U. S. Navy.

VOLUME 94, NUMBER 3, WHOLE NO. 781

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Secretary's Notes

The Caesars, the Sieges, and the ABM
by Capt. Paul R. Schratz, USN
The Walls Beneath the Sea

by David Phillip Stang
Modern Destroyer Bridge Design 44

by Cdr. R. L. Scott, USN
Stars, Stripes, and Gresham's Law 51

by Rear Adm. E. B. Strauss, USN (Ret.)

Lord of the Californian 58

by John C. Carrothers
The Status of Retired Officers 72

by Capt. Joseph K. Taussig, Jr., USN (Ret.)
The Congreve War Rockets, 1800-1825 80

by Lt. (j.g.) Richard A. Hobbs, USN
Pictorial—Prize Photography 1968 89
Comment and Discussion 105
Book Reviews 118
Professional Reading 123
Professional Notes 130
The Old Navy 140
Progress 142

Notebook 145
Book List 154

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