Naval War College (U.S.)

Letter from Alfred T. Mahan, Newport, RI, July 27, 1892, to Lieutenant Washington I. Chambers, USN, regarding the concept of education at the Naval War College.

Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to VADM Charles L. Melson, USN, President of U.S. Naval War College with comments on the high educational quality of the institution and the importance of the post of NWC President. Nimitz credits the NWC with whatever success he achieved in strategy and tactics.

Lecture given by LCDR R. Conolly in which he defined "probability," familiarized the audience with the terms used in connection with probability, provided the rules for combining probabilities in multiple events, and showed some of the applications and chance devices used in war gaming.

Demonstrative chart maneuver assignment given to the Naval War College, Senior Class of 1934 to be worked on by four groups of students the first week of July 1933.

Fire sheet that was likely used by NWC students with their war gaming assignments.

A group research study that concentrated on the Command and Staff Course of the Naval War College and addressed two questions: (1) What should the product of the School of Naval Command and Staff be in terms of acquired skills and knowledge; and (2) How many graduates having the aforementioned skills and knowledge are required annually? The purpose of this study was to identify the product of the Naval Command and Staff school and conduct a billet analysis to determine Navy requirements for graduates in order to provide a basis for a critical analysis of the school and its curriculum to produce the necessary graduates in sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy the Navy's requirements.

This paper published by NWC's Center for Advanced Research covers the College's history and tradition of responding to American naval need. The paper discusses NWC's struggles to establish its institutional identity, educational outcomes, and while contributing to the development of American naval professionalism.

Abstract of six lectures on strategy that were given by Captain A. T. Mahan at the Naval War College. Over some time, Mahan delivered a course of lectures upon strategy that clearly and forcibly set forth the great truths of the art of war. The whole course was divided into two series, the first being, "The Strategic Features of the Caribbean" and the second series was devoted to "Some Considerations of the Art of War, Naval and Land, with Illustrations from Bonaparte's Italian Campaign of 1796-1797."

It is not apparent who compiled this abstract.

Abstract of six lectures on strategy that were given by Captain A. T. Mahan at the Naval War College. Over some time, Mahan delivered a course of lectures upon strategy that clearly and forcibly set forth the great truths of the art of war. The whole course was divided into two series, the first being, "The Strategic Features of the Caribbean" and the second series was devoted to "Some Considerations of the Art of War, Naval and Land, with Illustrations from Bonaparte's Italian Campaign of 1796-1797."

It is not apparent who compiled this abstract.

Comments and conclusions made by the NWC Research Department on Operational Problem III and Tactical Problem III for the NWC Senior Class of 1934.