November 1968 Proceedings Magazine: United States Naval Institute
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November 1968
THE COVER
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Navy crewman of a Mobile Support Team (SEAL) PBR on the Bassac River in the Mekong Delta, is one of a series completed by the artist, Mr. Barbary H. Brown, for the U. S. Navy Combat Art Collection under the auspices of the Navy Art Co-operation and Liaison Committee (NACAL).
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Secretary's Notes 24
Contingency Planning: A New Perspective 26
by Lt. Col. David R. Hughes, USA
The Corsair II As I See It 38
by Cdr. James C. Hill, USN
Needed: Shallow Thinking
by Charles C. Bates, George Tselepis, and Daniel Von Nieda
. . . Justice for All"? 52
by Capt. William G. Proctor, Jr., USMCR
Is SEATO Obsolete? .... . • • 56
by Cdr. Roger J. Miller, USN
The Latin American Military
by Capt. Raymond J. Toner, USN (Ret.)
Gunboats in the Desert 74
by Lt. Charles L. Parnell, USN
Pictorial—Farewell to Chichi Jima
Photography by James F. Falk, JOC, USN
Comment and Discussion 105
Book Reviews 118
Professional Reading 127
Professional Notes 132
The Old Navy 149
Progress 152
Notebook 154
Book List 162
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