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Naval War College Review

Volume 74, Number 4 (2021) Autumn 2021


The cover image shows USN aircraft carriers under way in the Indian Ocean in 1980. Front to back are USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), USS Midway (CV 41), and the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz (CVN 68), in company with escort ships. In “Aircraft Carriers: Missions, Survivability, Size, Cost, Numbers,” former Navy Secretary John F. Lehman and Steven Wills make a case that Midway—whose career stretched from 1945 to 1991—still represents a viable, and in many ways a superior, model for producing multiple carriers that should be added to the Nimitz and Ford mix to perform the crucial missions and functions of which aircraft carriers alone are capable.

Full Issue

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Autumn 2021 Full Issue
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From the Editor

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From the Editors
Robert Ayer

President's Forum

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President's Forum
Shoshana Chatfield Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, President, Naval War College

Articles

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The Limits of Sea Power
Jakub J. Grygiel

Book Reviews

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Navies in Multipolar Worlds: From the Age of Sail to the Present
Benjamin Armstrong, Paul Kennedy, and Evan Wilson

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Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads
John W. Strain and David Rundell

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A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy
Scott Cauble and James R. Holmes

Reflections on Reading

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Reflections on Reading
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Source: Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command