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THE FRATERNITY OF THE BLUE UNIFORM Admiral Richard G. Colbert, U.S. Navy and Allied Naval Cooperation Joel J. Sokolsky THE FRATERNITY OF THE BLUE UNIFORM Naval War College Historical Monograph Series No. 8 The Historical Monograph Series are book- length studies ofthe history ofnaval warfare that are based wholly, or in part, on source material contained in the Naval Historical Collection of the Naval War College. Finan- cial support for research projects and for printing is provided by the Naval War Col- lege Foundation. THE FRATERNITY OF THE BLUE UNIFORM Admiral Richard G. Colbert, U.S. Navy and Allied Naval Cooperation Joel J. Sokolsky Naval War College Press Newport, Rhode Island 02841-5010 1991 — Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sokolsky, Joel J., 1953- The fraternity ofthe blue uniform Admiral Richard G. Colbert, U.S. : Navy, and Allied naval cooperation / Joel J. Sokolsky. cm. p. Originally published: Newport, R.I. Naval War College Press, 1991, as : no. 8 in Naval War College historical monograph series. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-884733-81-9 (alk. paper) — — — 1. Sea-power United States History 20thcentury. 2. United States — — History, Naval 20th century. 3. United States Military relations. 4. — — United States. Navy History 20th century. 5. Colbert, Richard G., d. 1973. 6. United States. Navy—Officers—Biography. 7. Naval War Col- — — lege (U.S.) History 20th century. 8. North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- — — — tion Armed Forces History 20th century. I. Title. VA50.S65 2010 359'.030973—dc22 2010020158 © 1991 by Joel J. Sokolsky All rights reserved My For Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law Mary U. Hudnall and Clyde D. Hudnall You can be assured that your great wisdom and depth ofunderstanding ofthe truly big problems NATO facingourcountryand havepenetratedthe thoughts and attitudes of all who knew you, war collegestudents,foreignanddomestic,yoursubor- dinates and your seniors and allied comrades-in- arms there will always be something of Dick . . . Colbert in our Navy and those of our allies. Letter to Admiral R.G. Colbert, U.S. Navy, from Rear Admiral Eugene H. Farrell, U.S. Navy. 7 November 1973
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