The Innovators and the Crusaders

The Naval War College unlike a civilian university, on the whole, has been without the continuity of tenured faculty throughout most of its century of service. The reason is self-evident: Newport has been simply another duty station, where naval officers have served nominal tours and then have moved on, rarely to return

The Barometer

The November-December 1972 issue of the Naval War College Review contained the President\u27s Convocation ad· dress of 24 August which emphasized the value of the study of history. The return to the study of history at the Naval War College has ample and impressive precedent

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College: Part I—Preparing for World War II

Described as the most intellectual flag officer in the U.S. Navy by Admiral King, Admiral Spruance credits the Naval War College as the intellectual stimulant

Spruance Hall dedication Address

Samuel Eliot Morison wrote the words that best describe Raymond Spruance: j/Power of decision and cool· ness in action were perhaps Spruance\u27s leading characteristics. He envied no one, regarded no one as rival, won the respect of everyone with whom he came in contact, and went ahead in his quiet way, winning victories for his country

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College Part II—From Student to Warrior

Part II of this biography picks up with a letter of reprimand that Commander Spruance had received from the Secretary of the Navy. His experiences as a student and two subsequent tours on the faculty of the Naval War College made him a master artisan in the profession of naval warfare

Spruance Hall Dedication Address

Samuel Eliot Morrison wrote the words that best describe Raymond Spruance: Power of decision and coolness in action were perhaps Spruance\u27s leading characteristics. He envied no one, regarded no one as rival, won the respect of everyone with whom he came into contact, and went ahead in his quiet way, winning victories for his country