The Pen and the Sword: The U.S. Naval Institute 1873 - 2023

The Pen and The Sword is the history of the U.S. Naval Institute from its founding in 1873 to present, a history marking the Sesquicentennial of the Naval Institute. The work captures the writings and contributions of the young, the unknowns, the famous Flag and General Officers – Navy Marine Corps, Coast Guard, civilian authors and foreign authors works published in the independent forum of the Institute from the late 19th century to the present. The contents of the work’s 17 chapters, richly illustrated, move through the decades, underlining the role the Naval Institute has played and is playing in carrying out the never-partisan “Let Us Dare to Read, Think, Speak, and Write” charter of the founding members. Eras of rising complexity, challenge, and danger have been part of the history of the United States since the dawning of the Republic. The nation has prepared; it has prevailed; and the Nation’s sea services – Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard—have always played a central role. Throughout cycles of peace, crisis, and war, dedicated Sailors, Marines and Cuttermen have dared to read, think, speak, and write, debating the best course ahead for the Sea Services, examining key defense, national, and global security issues. The Pen and The Sword is, in the main, prime history, their thinking, their writing, quoted from the pages of Proceedings, the Naval Institute Press, Naval History, oral histories, conferences, and current digital-age contributions. The book captures the role that seminars, meetings and conferences have increasingly played through the years, culminating in the construction and opening of the Institute’s on-site Jack C. Taylor Conference Center in 2021. Quoting Marine General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Institute Foundation Board of Trustees, on the occasion of the Center’s opening, “Today more than ever, our nations needs a place where professionals in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard can have a...
ASIN: 1682470539
VSKU: LFV.1682470539.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:A. Denis Clift
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.