In 1984, the Naval War College published the first edition of Sailors and Scholars: The Centennial History of the U.S. Naval War College. This 2025 revised and expanded Sailors and Scholars updates the original and illuminates the College's more recent history. Its two volumes aim to chronicle the major developments at the College and their impact on the Navy while bringing light to other, lesser-known aspects of the College’s and the Navy’s history.
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Sailors and Scholars: The History of the U.S. Naval War College, 1884–2009, Vol. 1
John Hattendorf, B. Mitchell Simpson III, and John R. Wadleigh
Volume I, 1884–1984: The First Century, covers from the Naval War College’s founding during the era of Luce and Mahan through its centennial anniversary during the Cold War, detailing how the College came to be widely acclaimed as the premier center of professional naval education and thought.
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Sailors and Scholars: The History of the U.S. Naval War College, 1884–2009, Vol. 2
John Hattendorf
Volume II, 1984–2009, brings this history of the Naval War College into the modern era. For over 125 years, the institution has left its mark on maritime strategy and the naval profession in the United States. This volume contains chronological appendices listing significant events, College leaders, and distinguished graduates.
