Hellcats (42 page)

The papers of Charles A. Lockwood. The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Lockwood's day-to-day triumphs and travails described in correspondence with his colleagues both in the United States and at various bases throughout the Pacific theater of operations.)

Hyper War on the Web at
www.ibiblio.org
. “United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Naval Analysis Division, Summary Report, July 1, 1946.” And “Reports on the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan.” And “Japanese and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes.”

National Archives II, Modern Military Records, College Park, Maryland. Record Group 313: ComSubPac operation orders related to Operation Barney. (Covers dates, timing, codes, and contingencies for the execution of Barney.)

Operational Archives Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. “Current Doctrine, Submarines,” prepared by Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, February 1944. (An excellent source for information on World War II shipboard submarine operations.)

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California: Office of Scientific Research and Development, National Defense Research Committee. “FM Sonar,” by Malcolm C. Henderson and Charles A. Hisserich. Abstracts, operating and repair manuals for submarine-installed FM sonar. Published by the University of California Division of War Research at the U.S. Navy Radio and Sound Laboratory, San Diego, California, September 4, 1943. (A fascinating look at the technical developments leading to the development of FM sonar and its operation and maintenance aboard ship.)

 

 

 

Central Intelligence Agency. “The Final Months of the War with Japan.” See Center for the Study of Intelligence at
www.cia.gov
. (An in-depth report on the circumstances leading to Japan's surrender and the internal decision-making process behind President Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb.)

Submarine patrol reports on CD. A collection of more than 63,000 pages of submarine patrol reports, compiled from original U.S. government microfilms by John Clear, EMC (SS), U.S. Navy (ret.). (An invaluable resource for any submarine historian—fascinating reading in their own right.)

United States Naval Academy
Lucky Bag
(yearbook) biographies for Lawrence L. Edge and Dudley W. Morton.

 

 

 

Various writers and articles.
Atlanta Georgian
, June 15, 1938;
Atlanta Journal
, April 24, 1938, and June 16, 1938;
Columbus Inquirer
(Columbus, Georgia), June 29, 1938;
Atlanta Constitution
(Atlanta), June 16, 1938; July 25, 1938;
Sunday Ledger
(Columbus, Georgia), April 24, 1938.

 

 

 

Ambrose, Stephen E. “The Bomb: It Was Death or More Death.”
New York Times
, August 5, 1995.

“Hiroshima, 50 Years Later.”
New York Times
editorial, August 6, 1995.

Palmer, Kyle. “Sub Flotilla Returns After Taking Nip Toll.”
Los Angeles Times
, August 12, 1945.

Weber, Mark. “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”
Journal of Historical Review
, May- June 1997 (Vol. 16, No. 3). Institute for Historical Review.