'I never can understand how anyone can not smoke-it deprives a man of the best part of life...with a good cigar in his mouth a man is perfectly safe, nothing can touch him-literally.' (Thomas Mann, 1875-1955)// Two sailors on board the USS Olymp

'Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.' (Peter Drucker, 1909-2005).// The bridge of the USS Newark, most likely between 1891-93, presents a very workmanlike and professional scene. With the exception of the sin

Officers of USS Monitor, James River, July 9, 1862

The screw steam frigate USS Pensacola was the backdrop for this Alexandria, Virginia waterfront scene by photographer James F. Gibson, circa 1861. Built in 1859 at Pensacola, Florida, the frigate later served with the flag officer David Glasgow Farraguts West Gulf Blockading Squadron and was the second ship in line during the historic run past the forts below New Orleans on 24 April 1862. She served for varying periods until finally struck from the Navy records in 1901 and burned by the Navy in San Francisco Bay off Hunters Point in May 1912.