All Hands Magazine
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletins
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All Hands was the official magazine of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, published
monthly for enlisted men and officers throughout the fleet. The articles collected here
span 1941–1968 and cover WWII combat actions, ship histories, weapons technology,
and postwar Navy life, many drawn from the pages of wartime issues.
📅 1941
- Secretary Knox: Neutrality Act — December 1941
- Commanding Officer of USS Salinas Reports on Torpedoing — December 1941
📅 1942
- Avengers of Pearl Harbor — June 1942
- The Saga of the Marblehead — June 1942
- “Junior” in the Navy — June 1942
- Let’s Get Really Mad and Stay Mad — June 1942
- Periscope Photos / Keep ‘Em Sinking — June 1942
- Valuables Belonging to Filipinos — June 1942
- New Navy Torpedo Bomber at Midway — July 1942
- Commander Decorated — August 1942
- The Battle of Midway — August 1942
- Flying Shark Squadron — August 1942
- The Battle of the Solomon Islands — September 1942
- Round Two: 28 Ships Sunk — October 1942
- 104-Day Continuous Cruise — October 1942
- Escape Through the Lines — October 1942
- Greatest Man-o’-War — October 1942
- USS California Turrets — November 1942
- December in Naval History — November 1942
- Admiral Scott’s Triumph Revealed — December 1942
- First Year of War — December 1942
- Field Day for ‘Fighting 6’ — December 1942
📅 1943
- The Action in North Africa — January 1943
- Echoes of an Earlier African Campaign — January 1943
- Carriers Off North Africa — February 1943
- How the African Landing Was Effected — February 1943
- ‘Hornet’ Takes a Heavy Toll — February 1943
- Action in the South Pacific — April 1943
- 800 DE’s To Be Built — May 1943
- The Story of Auxiliary Carriers — May 1943
- The Destroyer Escort Program — May 1943
- Revealed: Tokyo Bombed From ‘Hornet’ — May 1943
📅 1945
- Anti-Blackout Suits — February 1945
- War’s First Shot: USS Ward at Pearl Harbor — February 1945
- 1440 Saved from Princeton — 1945
- Beachheads to Manila — March 1945
- Behind Our Sky Fleets — March 1945
- The Battleships Opened Up — March 1945
- Battle for Iwo — April 1945
- Cradles for Ships — April 1945
- Battle of the Atlantic — June 1945
- 13 Rugged Old Ladies — July 1945
- BB-59 Bombards Japan — August 1945
- Regunning the USS Pennsylvania — August 1945
- Tokyo Rose — September 1945
- Final Victory Is Ours — September 1945
- Radar — September 1945
📅 1946
- Fleet Admiral King Reports — January 1946
- Bismarck Direct Hit — March 1946
- All Hands — May 1946 (Full Issue PDF)
📅 1960
- It’s Polaris for 1960 — January 1960
- SP Plus PERT Gave Polaris Its Spurt — January 1960
- Today’s Navy — January 1960
📅 1968