Naval War College Review
The Naval War College Review is a scholarly journal, published quarterly since 1948 under the auspices of the U.S. Naval War College and the Department of the Navy. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the department or the U.S. Naval War College.
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Volume 77, Number 3 (2024) Summer/Autumn 2024
This combined Summer and Autumn 2024 Review marks the 140th anniversary of the Naval War College’s founding as the “home of thought” for the U.S. Navy. Like the Navy itself, the issue takes a global approach to naval professional education and strategy. In this Review, three themes emerge: the development of the Chinese PLA Navy’s senior leadership and China’s turn toward sea power, the challenges and opportunities of working with allies, and how a navy (Israeli, in our case study) conceptualizes and communicates new doctrine within a territorial-focused military, government, and public. This issue also introduces a new recurring feature in the Review: From the Archives. Each entry in this series will present and reflect on a key document or artifact from the Naval War College Archives’ remarkable collection.
Full Issue
Summer/Autumn 2024 Full Issue
The U.S. Naval War College
From the Editor
From the Editors
Jonathan D. Caverley Interim Editor
President's Forum
President's Forum
Darryl Walker Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, President, Naval War College
Articles
A Forgotten Dimension of Naval Diplomacy—The Production of Social Capital in the National Interest
Nell Bennett and Adam Lockyer
Changes in U.S. Indo-Pacific Military Strategy and U.S. Bases in Okinawa
Clifton W. Sherrill
A Mission in Trouble—Vietnamization and the U.S. Navy
Edward J. Marolda
Book Reviews
China’s New Navy: The Evolution of PLAN from the People’s Revolution to a 21st Century Cold War, Mao’s Army Goes to Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China’s Navy
Andrew S. Erickson, Xiaobing Li, and Toshi Yoshihara
Future Peace: Technology, Aggression, and the Rush to War
Jonathan Alexander and Robert H. Latiff
Capturing Skunk Alpha: A Barrio Sailor’s Journey in Vietnam
Edmund Hernandez and Raúl Herrera
White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan
Richard Norton and Mick Ryan
Men of God, Men of War: Military Chaplains as Ministers, Warriors, and Prisoners
Scott Cauble and Robert C. Doyle
Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space
David T. Burbach and John J. Klein
Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
Richard Norton and Bleddyn E. Bowen
Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. Evans
Edmund Hernandez, James D. Hornfischer, and David J. Hornfischer
From the Archives
From the Archives: NWC Time Capsule: Looking at Legacy
John E. Jackson
Credits
Cover image source: Naval History and Heritage Command.