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Naval education

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Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Conolly, Richard L.: Probability Concepts for Gaming, 1962 Jan 2

 File — Box 55, Folder: 1
Identifier: RG-14
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1962 Jan 2

Elements of Air Tactics, 1933 Oct 23

 File — Box 64, Folder: 18
Identifier: RG-04- File 1846-A
Scope and Contents

Lecture delivered at that Naval War College by Commander A. H. Douglas.

Dates: 1933 Oct 23

Grunenwald, John W.; James A. Barber; Thomas L. Vannaman; Alvin H. Allnutt; Thomas C. Weller, Jr.; Rudolph S. Malooley; John L. Easterwood. Jr.; and Gunars Kilpe: The product of the School of Naval Command and Staff, 1969 Apr 1

 Item — Box 301a, Folder: 5
Identifier: RG-13- Item N420 .F84 1969c
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1969 Apr 1

Mahan, Alfred T.: Abstract of his Lectures - Strategy of the Caribbean and Napoleon's Campaign of 1796, 1896

 File — Box 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1896

Mahan, Alfred T.: Abstract of Lectures on Strategy, 1899

 File — Box 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1899

Russell, Edgar Farr, Jr.: The influence of Mahan upon sea power, 1967 Apr 1

 File — Box 276, Folder: 1
Identifier: RG-13- File N420 .F8 1967 no.32
Scope and Contents

Student paper by Edgar Farr Russell, Jr. from the Defense Intelligence Agency on the influence on Mahan upon sea power. In this paper, Russell analyzes the effects of Mahan's background, education, and naval service to reveal the nature of his intellectual development and concludes that Mahan's influence is still in effect with the United States generally following his precepts. He ends with a recommendation that courses on Mahan's theories and doctrines be instituted at NWC and other military academies.

Dates: 1967 Apr 1

"The Grenada Intervention" by Professor David K. Hall, undated

 Item — Box 49, Folder: 13
Identifier: RG-18
Scope and Contents

Article used in the National Security Decision Making Department curriculum at the Naval War College.

Dates: undated

The Necessity and Objects of a Naval War College, 1888 Aug 6

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: RG-16
Scope and Contents

Address by Captain A. T. Mahan, as President of the Naval War College at the opening of the Fourth Annual Session of the U.S. Naval War College on 1888 Aug 6.

This item was reprinted from the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Vol. XIV, No 4, Whole No. 47.

Dates: 1888 Aug 6