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View from the Quarterdeck: July 2018
July 31, 2018
Most of us recall a particular teacher or professor who first piqued our interest in history. Later, as we advanced in our professional studies, if we were fortunate we acquired a mentor we admired who took particular interest in guiding and developing students as a critical element of being a member of the historical profession. … CONTINUE READING ❯
View from the Quarterdeck: August 2016
November 18, 2016
This issue of IJNH continues the practice of offering two permanent columns. One is designed to offer suggestions from our readers of potential titles you may wish to add to your own reading intentions. The list is eclectic, including not only interesting historical monographs, but also good fiction, and even a notable work of children’s … CONTINUE READING ❯
View From the Quarterdeck: April 2016
May 26, 2016
Historians, and those interested in history, are readers. Thucydides anticipated this fact when he wrote his famous account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in the 5th Century BC. He said that his purpose in writing about this great war was to tell the story of events in what he anticipated would be … CONTINUE READING ❯
View from the Quarterdeck: December 2015
December 6, 2015
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the U.S. Navy Admiral John Richardson attended the Tenth Regional Seapower Symposium for the Navies of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Countries in Venice, Italy, in October of 2015. Participating in a panel discussion focused on the theme of the symposium on enhancing maritime security in the Mediterranean, Admiral … CONTINUE READING ❯