Lanterna Rally

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Published: 2004

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This is a finding aid for US Naval Administrative Histories of World War II which are located in the Navy Department Library's Rare Book Room. These unpublished histories record experiences and provide insights into policies, decisions, implementing actions, and accomplishments of the United States Navy. The collection is comprised of 175 numbered histories, bound in approximately 300 volumes. It includes narrative histories dealing with virtually every aspect of the administration of the naval establishment and the roles it played in contributing to victory during World War II. Some of the volumes also contain brief coverage of the pre-war beginnings and early histories of organizations and activities. The amount of information in these studies varies; some are extremely detailed, while others are more cursory in nature. It includes administrative histories of Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Air, Office of the Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, Bureau of Aeronautics, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Bureau of Ordnance, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Bureau of Ships, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Bureau of Yards and Docks, Naval Districts, Chief of Naval Operations Activities, Bureau of Ordnance Activities, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and Other Activities, Atlantic, Pacific, Sea frontiers and operating bases, Topical histories.