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Typescript memoir entitled "Set Condition One" by Storekeeper Morton Levine on USS San Diego during WWII. In the memoir, Levine recollects his crew's participation in many invasions and battles in the South Pacific theatre. These include the U.S. invasion and occupation of the Marshall Islands, Truk Lagoon, the Philippines, and Pearl Harbor. He also shares his longing to return home, thoughts of loneliness and desolation while at sea, and hope that the war would ensure longlasting peace.

Scope and Contents Series III is comprised of translations of captured German documents made by the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Naval History Division, and the translating office in London. The translations were reprodued and distributed in limited numbers."The War Diary of the German Naval Staff, Operations Division," contains a day-by-day summary of information available to the German General Sttaff and the decisions reached on the basis of ...

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Daily journal maintained by Alfred T. Mahan while serving aboard the U.S.S. Iroquois on its tour of East Asia. In this journal, Mahan set down his personal rules of conduct which included limits on how much to drink, when to pray, and how much money to save monthly. He would then assess how well he adhered to his self-imposed rules, his work performance, and his relationships with his shipmates. These rules can be found on the inside cover of this volume.

The title page of the volume reads as follows: Alfred T. Mahan Yolohama, Japan April 25th 1868 At sea bound to Hiogo, Japan July 5th 1868 At sea near the Paracel Islands, China Seas January 24th 1869 Looking (nominally) for the H.I.M.S. LeMonge.

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This is a typewritten transcription of the journal kept by Mahan while serving on the Iroquois in Japan.