WWI US Navy officer's report on capture by German submarine, escape from prison

Navy Department, Washington, D. C. November 13, 1918. From: To: Lieut. Edouard Victor Isaacs, U.S.N. Secretary of the Navy, Subject: Report on Imprisonment in Germany and escape therefrom. 1. About sundown on 30th May, when sailing in convoy with the Susquehana, Antigone and Rynd … | Continue reading


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Report of the Air-to-Air Missile System Capability Review, July - November 1968

  Click on the links below to view each section of the report: Sections 1-4 (PDF, 2.8 MB) Appendices (PDF, 5.9 MB) Appendix 2 (PDF, 2.1 MB) Appendix 3 (PDF, 3.4 MB) Appendix 4 (PDF, 4.7 MB) Appendix 5 (PDF, 2.4 MB) Appendix 6 (PDF, 298 KB)   From the Naval Air Systems Command (NA … | Continue reading


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Development of Proximity Fuzes (VT) for Projectiles (1950, published 2017)

Radio Proximity (VT) Fuzes and How They Operate Significance and Background of the Radio Proximity Fuze (VT) in World War II Development of Proximity Fuzes (VT) for Projectiles - VT Fuzes MKS 32 to 60 | Continue reading


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A Short Guide to Iraq (1943)

Prepared by Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, United States Army. | Continue reading


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The Naval Bombing Experiments: An Account of the Bombing (1921)

By Captain A.W. Johnson, USN Commanding Atlantic Fleet Air Force During All Bombing Tests Note for Naval Historical Foundation In this account of the bombing, I left out all psychological factors, controversies, and references to Billy Mitchell Published in U.S. Air Service Octob … | Continue reading


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