Proceedings Magazine - April 1958

April 1958, Vol. 84, No. 4, Whole No. 662

UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS

Front Cover USS Hornet vs. HMS Penguin. For details concerning this month's cover painting, see Secretary's Notes, page 157

Contents

WAR: ALWAYS AN ART 23
By William H. Hessler
FLOW SOUCEK BROKE THE RECORD 33
By Lieutenant Moriece Gleason, USN
BRITISH MINES AND THE CHANNEL DASH 39
By Captain John S. Cowie, RN (Ret.)
CHALLENGE OF THE VERTICAL FRONTIER 48
By Captain Christopher C. Shaw, (MC), USN
BUOYANT ESCAPE 60
By Commander G. W. Kittredge, USN
TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT 65
By Commander Frank A. Andrews, USN
SEVEN YEAR ITCH 75
By Lieutenant W. A. Matson, USN

A FLAGSHIP VIEW OF COMMAND DECISIONS 80
By Captain Gilven M. Slonim, USN
MYSTIC SEAPORT (Pictorial) 91
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION ' 103

BOOK REVIEWS 111

PROFESSIONAL NOTES 123

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