Compliments from . . .McGiltons Funeral Service45 SMITH STREET, WARRAGUL. VICTORIAEFFICIENT SERVICE TO ANY CEMETERYOR CREMATORIUMThe 20-knot ship, which wasbuilt at Camden, New Jersey,USA. in 1962 has sailed 330,000miles on only 119 pounds <strong>of</strong> hernuclear fuel. U-235. If she hadbeen a conventionally-powered shipshe would have burned more than95.000 tons <strong>of</strong> oil.Hercules HydroskiThe Lockheed-Georgia Companyis studying for the <strong>Navy</strong> the feasibility<strong>of</strong> adding the role <strong>of</strong> seaplaneto the capability <strong>of</strong> the C-130Hercules. This radio-controlledmodel features a hydroski and hasan eight-foot wingspan. A full-sizedsingle-mount hydroski. shaped toconform to the hull bottom, wouldmeasure 21 x 31 feet and wouldbe hydraulically extended 10 feet.Phone Worrogul 2-2338, 2-2339Brave the wavesin Nylex'Wavelock'(KEEPS BOATS, SHIPSHAPE, TOO)Keep dry, and warm, in a Nylex Wavelock spray jacket. Cul for comfort andaction — with hood attached. Wavelock' is the ideal boat covering, too, for,unlike other materials, it can t rot or mildew. Is shrinkpro<strong>of</strong>. Waterpro<strong>of</strong>. And— thanks to its unique construction <strong>of</strong> nylon mesh laminated between two layers<strong>of</strong> strong vinyl — Nylex Wavelock is much lighter and lasts much longer, too.It's available in a range <strong>of</strong> colours including the safety colour, yellow. As acovering for your boat . . . and for your own protection . . . you can't beat Nylex'Wavelock . It shrugs <strong>of</strong>f salt and spray !'WAVELOCK' is manufactured in <strong>Australia</strong> byNYLEX CORPORATIONLIMITEDBRANCHES ALL STATESf T £ H . "'""V° W , h ° , U # d nu«l«ar-pow#r»d aircraft carrier be con-^ n ^ ^ J ^ ." M>,V ° f ^W. Nimitz, USN, the carrier will displace moreFW#t^ r M n 9 " ^Admiral Nimiti, who died in 1966 c o m ^ l j THl-n U $ $armada <strong>of</strong> 6,256 .hip. and 15.000 aircraf, that defeats the Japanese i„ WaHd War HPogeTwenty-eightTHENAVY<strong>Nov</strong>ember-<strong>Dec</strong>ember-Jcnuary, <strong>1968</strong>-69<strong>Nov</strong>ember-<strong>Dec</strong>ember-<strong>Jan</strong>uary, <strong>1968</strong>-69 THE NAVY P o f. Tweaty-nlna
MALTA BOOKING SERVICE(MR. LOU DE BONO)488 VICTORIA STREET, NORTH MELBOURNEFor Bookings Phone 30-2758ALSO535 SYDNEY ROAD, BRUNSWICK, VIC.(MR. A. CIANTAR)Phone 38-5443, 38-5444 A.H.: 35-1719Compliments to all R.A.N. Personnel andH.M.A.S. Cerberus from —FLINDERS HOTELWEST HEAD, VIC.REMEMBER CHAPS, WHEN AT THE GUNNERYRANGE CALL IN FOR A COLD BEERCOUNTER LUNCH SERVEDPhone Flinders 3Pog. Thirty THi NAVY <strong>Nov</strong>,mb,T-Pwmb«r-JonuOTy. 1961-69- BOOK REVIEW -NAVAL POLICY BETWEEN THE WARSThe Period <strong>of</strong> Anglo-American Antagonism 1919-1929, by Stephen Roskill. Collins,London, <strong>1968</strong>. Review copy from Angus & Robertson Ltd. $8.15. Review by ROBERT W.CUNNINGHAM, R.A.N.R.Captain Roskill's reputation asa naval historian and analyst <strong>of</strong>maritime strategy has already beenfirmly established by the extent andquality <strong>of</strong> his previous works. Includedamongst these is his fourvolume work THE WAR AT SEA.which is a most thorough and comprehensiverecord <strong>of</strong> the navalaspects <strong>of</strong> the 1939-45 conflict as.seen through British eyes. Followingthis came THE STRATEGYOF SEA POWER, a concise butpenetrating study <strong>of</strong> the variousbroad aspects <strong>of</strong> British naval policyand strategy since "early times"which confirmed Roskill's place certainlyamongst the most notablenaval commentators and historians<strong>of</strong> this century — Corbett, Graham,Lewis, and Marder — if not withMahan himself. In THE STRA-TEGY OF SEA POWER, a chapterentitled "Uneasy Interlude" consideredbriefly the events <strong>of</strong> the1919-29 period, and it is this period,with its fabric <strong>of</strong> controversies andconferences, that Roskill has takenup and examined in depth in hislatest work NAVAL POLICY BE-TWEEN THE WARS.The book is subtitled I: ThePeriod <strong>of</strong> Anglo-American Antagonism1919-29 and in pursuing thistheme Roskill has quite clearly undertakena most extensive researchinto the documents, <strong>of</strong>ficial reports,papers and private correspondencerelating to this issue. From thismass <strong>of</strong> evidence — some indication<strong>of</strong> the extent <strong>of</strong> which can begained from the meticulous footnoting— he has extracted andclarified the principal issues underlyingthe rivalries and frictions betweenBritain and the United States,as the latter built up a navy "secondto none \ to firstly challenge andthen supercede Britain's long establishednaval supremacy. Anglo-American animosity over maritimeissues, which extends back to theevents surrounding the War <strong>of</strong>IK12. was exacerbated firstly by theprinciples <strong>of</strong> "Freedom <strong>of</strong> the Seas"and "Belligerent Rights" which werecontested at length at the PeaceConference <strong>of</strong> 1919 where the U.S.representatives opposed Britain'straditional views on these matters,and again in 1927 after the failure<strong>of</strong> the Geneva Disarmament Conference.By 1921 the threat <strong>of</strong> an Anglo-American naval building race hadbecome serious and the policy <strong>of</strong>the British government was tostrive for an agreement on the relativestrength <strong>of</strong> the two nations'navies and the subsequent negotiationsfinally resulted in the WashingtonConference, ils Naval Treaty<strong>of</strong> 1922 "and the "Ten-Year Rule"combining to bring about the scrapping<strong>of</strong> much <strong>of</strong> the vast Britishfleet built up in the preceding decade.and effectively retarding anyadequate policy <strong>of</strong> replacement andreconstruction in the followingyears. By sketching the personalities<strong>of</strong> the principal figures involved inthese meetings and outlining theattitudes <strong>of</strong> their respective governments.the contemporary politicalscene, the protracted and complicatedwranglings are brought vividlyto life.With equal impartiality Roskillexamines the naval aviation controversy— the "aircraft v. the biggun" in the U.S.A., the viability <strong>of</strong>an independent Fleet Air Arm inBritain. Similarly, with equal effectivenesshe discusses the problems<strong>of</strong> Imperial Defence, the repeatedlydelayed establishment <strong>of</strong> the Singaporebase complex, and the war<strong>of</strong> intervention in Russia in theconfused aftermath <strong>of</strong> the Bolshevikrevolution <strong>of</strong> 1917 — operationsthat until now had not been presentedto the public in a coherentmanner.I am perhaps being over-zealousin my attitude toward factual accuracy.but as an <strong>Australia</strong>n reader1 was disappointed when, under thewell known photograph <strong>of</strong> thenewly arrived <strong>Australia</strong>n Fleet atFarm Cove, the caption read. . <strong>Dec</strong>ember. 1921.' — whenthe picture was taken in 1913.Moreover, the fact that HMASAUSTRALIA with torpedonetbooms still fitted, and her tops uncluttered.lacking director equipment.indicates that the picture wastaken before her wartime modificationswere implemented. The pointis a minor one perhaps, but it isdisconcerting to discover an elementaryerror that easily could havebeen avoided with a little care. Theremainder <strong>of</strong> the illustrations, however.are well chosen to illustrateideas in the text or prominent personalitiesinvolved, and many <strong>of</strong>the plates are published for thefirst time — the scenes <strong>of</strong> lines <strong>of</strong>battleships at anchor or at sea onmanoeuvres are nostalgically inspiring.The appendices too. withlists <strong>of</strong> Naval Appointments, tables<strong>of</strong> comparative strengths <strong>of</strong> theprincipal naval powers, and summaries<strong>of</strong> naval building programmes.estimates and personnelnumbers covering the 1918-39period are exhaustive in scope andreflect .he overall thoroughness withwhich Captain Roskill has approachedhis task.The decade following the Treaty<strong>of</strong> Versailles was a fascinatingperiod in the development <strong>of</strong> navalaffairs, a time in which the patternand composition <strong>of</strong> the fleets thatwere to put to sea in 1939 wasformulated through its several conferences.In a work that is at onceboth an historical study and a veryreadable, engaging narrative. CaptainRoskill has successfully shedlight on this previously neglectedimerlude: and one looks forwardto a companion volume coveringthe next decade with the samethoroughness and perception.<strong>Nov</strong>.rftb*r-D«c,mb«r-<strong>Jan</strong>uory, 1941-49 THt NAVY Pog« Thirty-one
Change language