A great teaching resource for all things Historical U.S. Navy
Check out
Historic Naval Ships Association
Download such gems as cookbooks (
here,
here and
here)
Tools and fabrication (
here,
here)
And much much more -- lots of stuff on submarines, sail, firearms, ships, firefighting, torpedoes, electronics (radio, radar, sonar, etc...), Standards and References, Training courses, and a lot more.
This website is broad and deep -- even though some of these materials date back to the first World War, the underlying principles do not change and the presentation is designed to get you up to speed, at
your speed in the least amount of time. These were the materials that educated 18-year-old boys and taught them the skills that allowed them to win a war, come home and enjoy a profitable career, raise a family, etc. The Classic American Dream.
Very good stuff!
Posted by DaveH at November 24, 2013 10:03 PM