Nimitz Library Digital Collections

Case of the Somers mutiny: defense of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, commander of the U.S. Brig Somers, before the court martial held at the Navy yard, Brooklyn
United States.Navy.Court-martial (Mackenzie : 1843); Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States
CASE OF THE SOMERS' MUTINY DEFENCE OF ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE COMMANDER OF THE U.S. BRIG SOMERS, BEFORE THE COURT MARTIAL HELD AT THE NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN NEW YORK: TRlBUNE OFFICE, 160 NASSAU STREET, 1843 CASE OF THE SOMERS'...
The Somers Affair

The cruise of the Somers : illustrative of the despotism of the quarter deck : and of the unmanly conduct of Commander Mackenzie
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848
THE CRUISE OF THE SOMERS: ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DESPOTISM OF THE QUARTERDECK AND OF THE UNMANLY CONDUCT OF COMMANDER MACKENZIE "Difficulty is a bugbear to children, a stimulus to men." New York: J. WINCHESTER, NEW WORLD PRESS, 30 ANN ST. W.B...
The Somers Affair

You can't fight tanks with bayonets!
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Tanks (Military science); World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare;
Image features a Japanese soldier attempting to hide from an American tank.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

American troops and supplies...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area;
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

Health Haven in the Pacific
Airlift, Military; United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical care;
Behind the far-flung 'line of battle' on the South Pacific front, the navy has established an oasis of peace and quiet where battered bodies and jangled nerves can be nursed back to health. Performing a near-miracle from the point of time and...
World War II - Combat Photographs

We did not start this war...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century;
Features a photograph of a building, possibly a Tokyo hospital.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan

Eugene B. Fluckey Papers, 1902-2003 (bulk 1942-2003)
Fluckey, Eugene B., 1913-2007; Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966; Barb (Submarine : SS-220); United States. Navy -- Submarine Forces; United States. Navy -- Cruise, 1961; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine;...
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

J. Paul Reason Papers, 1952-1999 (bulk 1965-1999)
Reason, J. Paul, 1941-; Tailhook Scandal, 1991-1993; United States Naval Academy -- Scandals; United States. Navy -- Minorities; United States. Navy -- African Americans; United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet; United States. Navy -- Congresses;...
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Correspondence, 1843: Hoffman, Stephen B. [Letter] 1843 January 23 [to] Major William Popham [New York]
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848; Popham, William, 1752-1847
My very dear Sir I have carefully perused your letter to Commander Mackenzie, and am much gratified to find that in your mature judgment he has so able an advocate and support; and I sincerely hope that his conduct in that sad Tragedy (painful as...
The Somers Affair

Correspondence, 1843: Popham, William [Letter] 1843 January 3, New York [to] Commander Mackenzie
Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848; Popham, William, 1752-1847
New York Jany 3rd 1843 Commander Mackensie Sir Although a personal stranger to you, I cannot restrain the expression of my feelings to you, in this moment of universal excitement—I am a very old soldier of the Revolution, and was present at Head...
The Somers Affair