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2019A one-of-a-kind bimonthly publication dedicated to the preservation and promotion of our naval heritage.

Naval History articles cover major sea, air, and land battles, as well as myriad other aspects of Sea Service history.

NAVAL HISTORY READERS ARE . . .

Affluent Many have six-figure household incomes Nearly half own boats Many own more than one home

Educated Most are avid readers Many plan vacations around their interest in history and visit museums

Consumers Many are collectors who • Stream and buy historical video products • Purchase memorabilia • Are interested in naval art and literature

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Birthplace of WWII’s Blue-Water Subs • Acts of Valor: Louis Cukela, USMC

Ernest King: The Navy’s Most Powerful Commander

Paul Allen’s Shipwreck-Discovery Streak

Coast Guard vs. 1970s Pot Smugglers

U.S. Naval Institute August 2018www.usni.org

The Strategic Lessons of

KING GEORGE III

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January/February The Royal Navy’s Greatest Humiliation. In June 1667, Dutch warships sailed up the Medway River and destroyed or captured 15 English warships while they were laid up at the English fleet’s anchorage off Chatham Dockyard.

March/April Tom Hanks’ Greyhound

A U.S. Navy destroyer on convoy duty during World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic is the setting for an exciting and thoughtful new movie based on a novel by C. S. Forester

May/June Two Momentous Invasions In June 1944, there were two great U.S. Navy D-Days—the landings at Normandy as well as the amphibious assault on Saipan.

July/August Europe’s Ironclads While the word ironclad evokes visons of the Monitor and Virginia (Merrimac) on this side of the pond, Britain and France led the way in de-veloping modern armored warships.

September/October Peleliu Reckoning One of the most grueling—and controversial—battles of the Pacific war was for control of Peleliu Island, where the 1st Marine Regiment bore the brunt of the brutal early fighting.

November/December Patrolling China’s Great River Formally organized a century ago, the U.S. Navy’s Yangtze Patrol safe-guarded U.S. interests and citizens as well as protected Western mis-sionaries until disbanded in 1949 during the last year of the Chinese Civil War

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Birthplace of WWII’s Blue-Water Subs • Acts of Valor: Louis Cukela, USMC

Ernest King: The Navy’s Most Powerful Commander

Paul Allen’s Shipwreck-Discovery Streak

Coast Guard vs. 1970s Pot Smugglers

U.S. Naval Institute August 2018www.usni.org

The Strategic Lessons of

KING GEORGE III

Paul Allen’s Shipwreck-Discovery Streak

Coast Guard vs. 1970s Pot SmugglersWorld War I’s Fight to the Finish • Acts of Valor: LT Richard McCool, USN

‘Brute’ Krulak Raids Choiseul

Decatur’s Dark Victory?

Target: Manila Bay

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Taking Charge at

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World War I’s Fight to the Finish • Acts of Valor: LT Richard McCool, USN

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