May 1968 Proceedings Magazine: United States Naval Institute

May 1968 Proceedings Magazine: United States Naval Institute

THE COVER
Reserve Lieutenant Commander James Scott's painting, of a French-designed "Gunboat on the Saigon River," from the U. S. Navy Combat Art Collection, provides a
setting for Marc E. Geneste's article which begins on page 66.
Proceedings
May 1968
VOLUME 94, NUMBER 5, WHOLE NO. 783
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Secretary's Notes 20
Civilian Command or Civilian Control? • • 26
by Capt. Samuel P. Ingram, USNR
The Depths of Ignorance 32
by Capt. C. N. G. Hendrix, USN (Ret.)
The National Insurance Policy, ASW coverage 46
by Capt. Thomas D. McGrath, USN (Ret.)
Career Development for the Naval Flight Officer 57
by Lt. Cdr. Stephen F. Loftus, USN
Vietnam . . . A New Type of War) 66
by Marc E. Geneste
Operations Research in World War II 78
by Raymond H. Milkman
A Toast to the "Rum Fleet" 84
by H. R. Kaplan
Pictorial—Navy Gunship Helicopters in the Mekong 91
Comment and Discussion 105
Book Reviews 117
Professional Reading 121
Professional Notes 128
The Old Navy 138
Progress 140
Notebook 142
Book List 146

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