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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.
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...
Naval War College Review – Summer 2020
The cover reproduces The First Wave on Japan, a 1945 watercolor painting by Standish Backus Jr. It depicts Higgins boats carrying Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment ashore at Fort No. 2 on the Futtsu Peninsula, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The landing represented the...
Naval War College Review – Spring 2020
Following the 15 April 1969 downing of an EC-121 USN reconnaissance plane by North Korean fighters, a C-130 Hercules cargo plane circled overhead and took photos. The cover photo shows crewmembers on the deck of a Russian antisubmarine ship and a whaleboat off its...
“Grippe Caught Us Quicker than the U-Boats.” Examining the Past for New Perspectives on Current Challenges
The Naval War College Foundation, in partnership with the generosity of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, is pleased to present "'Grippe Caught Us Quicker than the U-Boats:' The Lingering Sickness of War and the Pandemic of 1918-1920". This historical...
Urban Outbreak 2019 Pandemic Response: Select Research and Game Findings
This document is a summary of 16 key research and game findings focused specifically on the characteristics of civil-military response to a pandemic scenario. The numbered bullets below correspond to more detailed explanations of findings presented later in the...
Naval War College Review – Winter 2020
Two modified Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IV interceptors are launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test to intercept a short-range ballistic-missile target, conducted on the Pacific Missile Range...
