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ATLANTIC FLEET CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM 12CM-42 Subject: United States
Atlantic Fleet Organization, Third Quarter, Fiscal Year, 1942.
FM 31-75 FIELD MANUAL RIVERINE WARFARE HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY JANUARY 1971
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1941
DISCIPLINE IN THE U. S. NAVY, CONDENSATION OF A STUDY BY RADM ARLEIGH BURKE, USN
HOW THE NAVY TALKS (1942)
Lest We Forget (PDF)
Lookout Manual (PDF)
MERS-EL-KEBIR PORT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MERCHANT VESSELS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [Annotated: "US Navy 1942" eds.]
SERVICE JARGON [Annotated: "US Navy 1942" eds.]
TERMINOLOGY AND NOMENCLATURE [Annotated: "US Navy 1942" eds.]
War Damage Reports:
- War Damage Report AK13-AKA9
- War Damage Report AKA4-AP42-AP43-APA22-APA24
- War Damage Report AVP24
- War Damage Report BB55
- War Damage Report BB57
- War Damage Report CA24-CA33
- War Damage Report CA26
- War Damage Report CA27-CA36
- War Damage Report CA32
- War Damage Report CA34-CA39-CA44
- War Damage Report CA38
- War Damage Report CA70
- War Damage Report CL47
- War Damage Report CL48
- War Damage Report CL58-CVL22
- War Damage Report CL50
- War Damage Report CL62
- War Damage Report CL81
- War Damage Report CV2
- War Damage Report CV3
- War Damage Report CV8
- WarDamageReport CVE56
- War Damage Report CV13
- War Damage Report CVL23
- War Damage Report DD415
- War Damage Report DD Gun Bomb Kamikaze
- War Damage Report DD Torpedo Mine
- War History CV 6
- Summary of War Damage to
U.S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruiser and Destroyers
17 October, 1941 to 7 December, 1942.
- Summary of War Damage to
U.S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruiser and Destroyers
8 December, 1942 To 7 December, 1943.
- Summary of War Damage to
U.S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruiser and Destroyers
8 December, 1943 To 7 December, 1944.
- SUBMARINE REPORT
Depth Charge, Bomb, Mine, Torpedo and Gunfire Damage, Including Losses in Action
7 December, 1941 to 15 August 1945
Volume I.
- SUBMARINE REPORT
Depth Charge, Bomb, Mine, Torpedo and Gunfire Damage, Including Losses in Action
7 December, 1941 to 15 August 1945
Volume II.
- Structural Repairs In Forward Areas During World War II
Capstone documents:
2012
Boxer Rebellion Awards
Destroyers at Normandy
Who Will Do What With What
*War Damage Report No. 56--USS Franklin (CV13)
*"The Royal Works" (USS Lexington Crossing the Line Ceremonies)
*USS
Hydra (AKA-28) Crossing the Line Ceremonies
Naval Guns
at Normandy, VAdm Morton Deyo, USN
The
G.A.F. and the Invasion of Normandy 1944, Oberst Walter Gaul
*Shiploading:
A Picture-Dictionary of Shiploading Terms
2011
2010
2009
2008
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The Reestablishment of the Navy, 1787-1801:
Historical Overview and Select Bibliography
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*Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments
In the Regional Archives Part of Record Group 181
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World War II Records in the Cartographic and Architectural Branch of the National Archives
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Public Works of the Navy:
Naval Radio Station Arlington, VA
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Public Works of the Navy:
Naval Air Station Anacostia, D.C.
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Public Works of the Navy:
Naval Torpedo Station Alexandria, Va.
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Our Vanishing History and Traditions
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*Public Works of the Navy Data Book, 1945:
Naval Gun Factory
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Costs of Major U.S. Wars (CRS RS22926)
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Aerology and Amphibious Warfare Reports:
50-30T-1 -- The Invasion of Sicily
*50-30T-2 -- The Occupation of Kiska
*50-30T-3 -- Operations of the Seventh Amphibious Force, 30 June 1943-2 January 1944
*50-30T-4 -- The Occupation of the Gilbert Islands
*50-30T-6 -- The Assault Landing on Leyte Island
*50-30T-8 -- The Invasion of Southern France
*50-30T-9 -- Amphibious Landing in Lingayen Gulf (Luzon)
*50-40T-1 -- The Battle of Midway
*50-40T-2 -- Fleet Air Wing Four Strikes
*50-40T-3 -- Carrier Strikes on the China Coast, January 1945
*50-40T-4 -- The First Raid on Japan (Halsey-Doolittle)
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The Gulf of Tonkin, The 1964 Incidents (Hearing
Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, 20 February 1968)
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The Gulf of Tonkin, The 1964 Incidents
(Supplementary Documents to Feb. 20 1968 Hearing; December 16, 1968)
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U.S. Navy Marks (and others) on Marine Uniforms [proofed by author]
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Selected Groups in the Republic of Vietnam: The Chinese
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Selected Groups in the Republic of Vietnam: The Khmer
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"Know Your Enemy!" CinCPac-CinCPOA Bulletins:
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Market Time Conclusions
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*The Decatur House and its Distinguished Occupants
(NHF)
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*United States Naval Hospital Ships (NHF) *
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Selected Groups in the Republic of Vietnam: The Binh Xuyen
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*Selected Groups in the Republic of Vietnam: The Cao Dai
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*Selected Groups in the Republic of Vietnam: The Cham
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*Ernest Borgnine biography
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Japanese Naval and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes
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*The Afghan Wars: 1839-42 and 1878-80 (Forbes)
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Afghanistan: A Short Account of Afghanistan, Its History, and Our Dealings With It
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Iran Hostage Rescue Report (Holloway Report)
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The Enlistment, Training, and Organization of Crews for Our New Ships (NHF)
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*Battle of Lake Erie: Building the Fleet in the Wilderness (NHF)
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*Matthew Fontaine Maury: Benefactor of Mankind (NHF)
2007
2006
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Magic Carpet Press Releases
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Naval Protection of U.S. Commerce in the West Indies
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Are Southern Privateersmen Pirates?
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The Story of the Confederate Ship "Virginia" (Once "Merrimac") ...
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The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy*
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History of the Washington Navy Yard
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Naval Districts...
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Medals of Honor Awarded at Iwo Jima
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US Navy Medical Department Battle Experiences at Iwo Jima
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U.S. Navy Ships Sunk or Heavily Damaged by Enemy Action at Iwo Jima
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Building the Navy's Bases in World War II -- Iwo Jima
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Lt. Isaacs: Report on Imprisonment in Germany and escape therefrom
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Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Issues of U.S. Military
Involvement (CRS)
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De Somers MOH Letter
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A Narrative of Joshua Davis...
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Handbook of First Aid Treatment for Survivors of Disasters at Sea [15 Aug]
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Skill in the Surf--A Landing Boat Manual
(tar file)
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Ship to Shore Movement (FTP 211)
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Landing Operations Doctrine [FTP 167]
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Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft:
Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
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The Department of Defense Rules for Military Commissions:
Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Proposed
Legislation and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (CRS)
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U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma (CRS)
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Discipline in the U.S. Navy (Adm. Burke: 1950)
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North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States [6 July]
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North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program [5 July]
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The Spirit Rations in the Navy [5 July]
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U.S. Naval Activities, World War Two, By State [24 Jun 2003]
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Unit commendations for Vietnam
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Unit citations for Riverine Forces in Vietnam
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Adm. Arleigh Burke Farewell Message
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Biography of Paul Newman
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Indians in the War
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Strategic Concepts of the U.S. Navy (NWP 1(A))
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The Naval Memorial Service, Casting Flowers on the Sea in Honor of the
Naval Dead
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Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use (CRS)
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CINCPAC Staff List, 7Dec41
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Biography of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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Biography of John Ford
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Biography of Humphrey Bogart (Stars in Blue)
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Biography of Bill Cosby (Stars in Blue)
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USN Recovery Task Groups Group Achievement Award (NASA-Skylab)
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Rental of binoculars: memo & $1 check
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FDR Message on 1st Anniversary of WAVES
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"Shore to Ship Via Moon" Message
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Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq: Effects and
Countermeasures (CRS RS22330: 18 Apr)
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U.S. Occupation Assistance: Iraq, Germany and Japan Compared (CRS 33331: 18 Apr)
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Samuel Eliot Morison: A Bibliography (17 Apr)
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U.S. Radar: Operational Characteristics of Radar
Classified by Tactical Application [FTP 217]
[13 Apr 2006]
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List of Officers of the Continental & US Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900
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Biography of John Paul Jones (Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography)
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Biography of John Paul Jones (National Cyclopaedia of American Biography)
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History of Paul Jones, the Pirate
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Battle for Iwo Jima
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Biography of Joshua Barney (Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography)
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*Biography of Joshua Barney (National Cyclopaedia of American Biography)
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Amphibious Operations: Capture of Iwo Jima [Cominch P-0012]
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Riverine Warfare: The U.S. Navy's Operations on Inland Waters
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Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871
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Mailgram: Halsey to 31-Knot Burke
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Current Doctrine--Submarines
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Narrative of the Capture, Sufferings and Escape of Capt. Barnabas Lincoln and His Crew, Who Were
Taken by a Piratical Schooner
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(CRS) Declarations of war and authorizations for the use of military force:
historical background and legal implications
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The Pathology of Pneumonia Accompanying Influenza
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Influenza at the United States Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C.
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War Instructions U.S. Navy 1944
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Official radio communications between Royal Navy Admiral Sir David Beatty and Vice
Admiral Franz Ritter von Hipper, Commander-in-Chief German High Seas
Fleet, and associated messages, 11-24 November 1918.
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Sports in the Navy: 1775 to 1963
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Influenza on a Naval Transport, W.F. McAnally,
Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy
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Account of the 1918 Influenza by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves,
Commander of Convoy Operations in the Atlantic, 1917-1919, W.F. McAnally, Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy
2005
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Skunks, Bogies, Silent Hounds, and the Flying Fish:
The Gulf of Tonkin Mystery, 2-4 August 1964
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A Forgotten Enemy: PHS's [Public Health Service] Fight Against the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
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Influenza in the United States, 1887-1956, Selwyn D.
Collins, Ph.D. (PHS)
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The Great Flu Crisis at Mare Island Navy Yard, and Vallejo, California
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The Pandemic of Influenza in 1918-1919 (PHS)
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Secretary of the Navy, Miscellaneous Reports, 1918--Surgeon General: Influenza
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Aviation Personnel Fatalities in World war II
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The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
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Philadelphia, Nurses, and the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918
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A Winding Sheet and a Wooden Box (Nurse Josie Brown
and the 1918 Influenza pandemic.)
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The Corps' Salty Seadogs Have All But Come Ashore
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Brief History of the Seagoing Marines
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Ringle Report (Japanese Internment)
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Introduction to US Naval Districts
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Survey of the Amazon: Report of Commander Thomas O. Selfridge,United States Ship Enterprise
(3d rate), August 1, 1879
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Radar Bulletin No. 6 (RADSIX) CIC Manual
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Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches -- Background and Options for Congress
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Terrorism in Southeast Asia
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Cruise Missile Inventories and NATO Attacks on Yugoslavia: Background Information
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V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
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Vieques, Puerto Rico Naval Training Range: Background and Issues for Congress
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Battle of the Nile
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Hurricanes and the War of 1812
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Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology [31
August 2005]
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The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: A Sketch [31 August 2005]
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Terrorism: Some Legal Restrictions on Military Assistance to Domestic Authorities
Following a Terrorist Attack [31 August 2005]
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U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress
[31 August 2005]
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"Bunker Busters": Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, FY2005 and FY2006 [31 August 2005]
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Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda [31 August 2005]
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Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty [31
August 2005]
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Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments [31
August 2005]
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Islamic Terrorism and the Balkans [17 Aug 2005]
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American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics [17 Aug 2005]
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Navy DD(X) and CG(X) Programs: Background and Issues for Congress [17 Aug 20005]
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Islam: A Primer [17 Aug 2005]
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Missile Defense: The Current Debate [17 Aug 2005]
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Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [17 Aug
2005]
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Statement Regarding Winds Message by Captain L.F. Safford, U.S. Navy [17 Aug 2005]
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Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup [29 Jul 2005]
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POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues [29 Jul 2005]
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Navy CVN-21 Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress [28 Jul 2005]
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Homeland Security: Navy Operations -- Background and Issues for Congress [28 Jul 2005]
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Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress [28 Jul 2005]
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Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress [28 Jul 2005]
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Shelling of the Alaskan Native American Village of Angoon, October 1882 [22 Jul 2005]
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Administrative History of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, 1940-1946 vol. 5: Operation NEPTUNE [21 Jul 2005]
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Inventory of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library Record Group 45, Inventory 18 [8 Jun 2005]
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Remembering Arleigh Burke [18 May 2005]
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U.S. Navy Capstone Strategic Concepts (1974-2005) [18 May 2005]
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USS Vega, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack [1 May 2005]
(Late addition to Pearl Harbor ARs)
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Navy Department Office of Naval Records and Library, 1882-1946 [12 May 2005]
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Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea [28 Mar 2005]
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The Use of Naval Forces in the Post-War Era: U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Crisis
Response Activity, 1946-1990 [18 Mar 2005]
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Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004 [4 Mar 2005]
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US Naval Technical Mission to Japan: Reports in the Navy Department Library [9 Feb 2005]
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A Sampling of U.S. Naval Humanitarian Operations [6 Jan 2005]
2004
2003
2002
2001
Histories & Documents on the "To Do" List
(Prioritization would be useful)
"Books":
Documents:
- Operation and Engagement Stars
- Loss of USS Warrington, 13 September 1944 [DD-383 Action Report] (Hurricane)
- Operational Aspects of Typhoon Warning service: 1945-1946
- Encountering Typhoons or Storms: June-August 1945