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Wraps. Condizione: Fair. Pages xxiii, 1356-1588, [1-46]. Footnotes. Illustrations. Tabular Data. The issue has moisture damage and the spine is torn with pieces missing at top and bottom. Cover has other wear and soiling. An unappealing looking item whose value remains its content. This professional journal was published For The Advancement of Professional, Literary And Scientific Knowledge In The Navy. Among the topics covered are The Founding of the Naval Academy by Bancroft and Buchanan, Colonial Government of Maryland, a Description of the United States Naval Academy, Entrance Requirements, Officers and Gentlemen in the Making, Athletic Training, A Midshipman's Day, Plebe Summer, and Annapolis, Mother of Navy Men. Among the authors was Arthur Ageton. Proceedings is a 96-page monthly magazine published by the U.S. Naval Institute. Launched in 1874, it is one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States. Proceedings covers topics concerning global security and includes articles from military professionals and civilian experts, historical essays, book reviews, full-color photography, and reader commentary. Roughly a third are written by active-duty personnel, a third by retired military, and a third by civilians. Proceedings also frequently carries feature articles by Secretaries of Defense, Secretaries of the Navy, Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and top leaders of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Over the decades many notable names have contributed articles to Proceedings either early in their careers or when they reached the upper echelons of leadership, and in many cases, both: Tom Clancy, best-selling author of techno-thrillers such as The Hunt for Red October; George Dewey, only officer in U.S. history to attain the rank of Admiral of the Navy; Ernest King, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II; Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S. Navy flag officer, geostrategist and historian; Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II; Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States; James G. Stavridis, NATO's 16th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Yates Stirling Jr., U.S. Navy flag officer, author, submarine pioneer and first commander of Naval Submarine Base New London and Submarine School. Ninetieth Anniversary Issue presumed first printing thus.