Jeff Vandenengel

Jun 30, 2024 | usni.org | J. M. Caiella |Andrew Blackley |Eric L. Mills |Jeff Vandenengel

Ed Offley was named the 2023 Naval History Author of the Year at the 151st Annual Meeting of the U.S. Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland, on 8 May. Fifteen years before the Vought F4U Corsair cemented its name in history over the Pacific Ocean in World War II, the original Corsair earned its own significant place in the ... The “Cradle of the Confederacy” was always going to be a tough nut to crack, but for Rear Admiral John Dahlgren, losing one chief of staff after another made matters ...

Jun 30, 2024 | usni.org | Jeff Vandenengel

The direction from submarine force leadership past and present is clear: “Prepare for battle.”1 Part of those preparations is determining how U.S. submarines should engage Chinese and Russian submarines when called upon. Naval history must guide that effort, but there is little recent submarine combat to learn from, and the lessons from the world wars are limited because of the fundamental changes introduced by nuclear power.