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In addition to educating the leaders of our military and defense organizations, the faculty and staff of the Naval War College regularly publish scholarly articles and texts on topics from the latest trends in national security to the impact of significant historical events. We have curated a list of publications from the NWC that we hope you will find relevant to your particular interests.
Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy 2024
In January 2024, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, USN, released America’s Warfighting Navy to convey her unifying vision for our service: who we are, what we do, and where we are going. This Navigation Plan is her strategic guidance to the Navy, building on that vision and...
Naval War College Foundation Publishes 2023 Annual Report
The Naval War College Foundation is pleased to share our 2023 annual report. As Chairman Daniel E. Holland III and President and CEO CAPT George E. Lang, Jr., USN (Ret.), said in their letter, “Because of you, the NWCF is able to provide meaningful support to the...
‘Exploring Our Maritime Strategies’ Symposium Report
The U.S. Naval War College's Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG) Symposium was held June 27 and 28, 2023, and was co-sponsored by the Naval War College Foundation. Over two days, attendees heard from more than two dozen experts across the military,...
“Remain Cheerful”: Baseball, Britannia, and American Independence 4 July 1918
The Naval War College Foundation, in partnership with the Pritzker Military Foundation, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, is pleased to share with you "Remain Cheerful: Baseball, Brittania, and American Independence, 4 July 1918" by U.S....
Naval War College Foundation Publishes 2022 Annual Report
The Naval War College Foundation is pleased to share our 2022 annual report. As Chairman Philip M. Bilden and CEO CAPT George E. Lang, Jr., USN (Ret.), said in their letter, "All of the incredible accomplishments this year would not be possible without the tireless...
Naval War College Review – Spring 2021
The cover reproduces an oil-on-canvas painting by “Andy,” ca. 1970. In early October 1973, the U.S. Sixth Fleet, with USS Little Rock (CG 4) as flagship, mobilized in the eastern Mediterranean during that year’s Arab-Israeli war, also known as the Yom Kippur War. A...
“Feeding Greyhounds” and the U.S. Navy’s Evolution from Coal to Oil
The Naval War College Foundation, in partnership with the Pritzker Military Foundation, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, is pleased to share with you “'Feeding 'Greyhounds': Fueling the U.S. Navy 'Second to None' in the First World War Era,”...
NWCF Publishes 2020 Annual Report
The Naval War College Foundation is pleased to share its 2020 Annual Report, which, as Chairman Philip Bilden and CEO George Lang describe, "is a testament to the exceptional work accomplished by our esteemed Board of Trustees...
Naval War College Review – Winter 2021
The cover reproduces Admiral Porter’s Fleet Running the Rebel Blockade of the Mississippi at Vicksburg, April 16th 1863, a lithograph published by Currier & Ives, New York, in 1863. In “Theories of Naval Blockades and Their Application in the Twenty-First...
Naval War College Review – Autumn 2020
USS Constellation vs. French Frigate la Vengeance, off West Indies, February 1, 1800, by Arthur N. Disney Sr. This was one of many clashes during the complicated international, maritime, and naval conflict known as the Quasi War with France, 1798–1800. In “‘Things...
