The Gordon England Chair of Profesional Naval Literature, U.S. Naval Institute
Fleet Professor of Strategy & War, U.S. Naval War College
Current author of The Bluejacket's Manual.
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Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal And Riverine Warfare Vietnam
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
A Sailor's History of the United States Navy
Dutton's Nautical Navigation: 15th Edition
NavCivGuide: A Handbook for Civilians in the United States Navy
The Citizen's Guide to the U.S. Navy
Dictionary of Naval Terms (Co-authored with Deborah W. Cutler)
Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations (Co-authored with Deborah W. Cutler)
The Bluejacket's Manual (22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th Editions)
The Parent's Guide to the U.S. Navy
Operation Nickel Grass (Yom Kippur War)
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Description Operation Nickel Grass was an overt strategic airlift and operation conducted by the United States to deliver weapons and supplies to Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. In a series of events that took place over 32 days, the Military Airlift Command of the U.S. Air Force shipped 22,325 tons of tanks, artillery, ammunition, and supplies in C-141 Starlifter and C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft between October 14 and November 14, 1973. The U.S. support helped ensure that Israel survived a coordinated and surprise attack from the Soviet-backed Arab Republic of Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic.
Following a U.S. pledge of support on October 19, the oil-exporting Arab states within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held to their previously declared warnings to use oil as a "weapon" and declared a complete oil embargo on the United States, and restrictions on other countries. This, and the contemporaneous failure of major pricing and production negotiations between the exporters and the major oil companies both led to the 1973 oil crisis.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Resupply of Israel; Mediterranean station off Algeria.
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