Fourth Arm of Defense


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This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations. This historical pictorial reference would be of interest to students, historians, members of the military, specifically the Navy, and military leaders, veterans, Vietnam War veterans, and the U.S. merchant marines.













Conditions in the American Merchant Marine


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Investigates the damaging effects of labor disputes on merchant marine operations.




Merchant Marine Miscellaneous


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To Develop an American Merchant Marine


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Independent Federal Maritime Administration


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American Merchant Seaman's Manual


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This is a complete handbook for merchant seamen, covering every phase of good seamanship and all navigation necessary to prepare for the third mate's license. In addition, of course, it is a first-rate reference work. "For Seamen By Seamen, " this classic manual was first published in 1938 and has gone through a number of revisions. New for the 2001 reprint is the addition of an extensive glossary of nautical terms.




Merchant Marine Legislation


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Considers several technical changes in merchant marine law regarding ownership and operations of merchant vessels, the wages and estates of seamen, ocean use of Great Lakes vessels, and marine safety regulations.