{"id":9880020680998,"title":"In the Beginning: The Founding of the Naval War College","handle":"in-the-beginning-the-founding-of-the-naval-war-college","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor John Edward Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798989400881\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 220\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Although their names are not listed on the scholastic roster, the Dove of Peace is a classmate of the Dog of War at Newport, R.I. where the United States Navy operates its War College.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• • •\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quote above opens a clever and comprehensive article entitled “Battle Training Points Way to Peace” that was published by \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Star \u003c\/i\u003enewspaper in January 1929. It effectively conveys the fundamental dichotomy of the Naval War College as being “a place of original research on all questions relating to war and to statesmanship connected with war, or the prevention of war.” It is the oldest institution of its kind in the world, and through its doors have passed more than 50,000 students, including Navy heroes such as Chester Nimitz, \u003cbr\u003eErnest J. King, William F. “Bull” Halsey, Jr., and Raymond Spruance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book tells the story of how this venerated institution came into being more than a dozen decades ago. It speaks in many voices, including seasoned and highly-respected military historians, and reporters and journalists covering the then-emerging story in the vernacular and context of the time in which they were writing. This combination brings forth the story in a unique and balanced manner never before attempted. It is a great read! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn E. Jackson is one of the Naval War College’s longest serving faculty members. \u003cbr\u003eA retired Navy captain with 27 years of active duty, he has been telling, and contributing to, the story of one of America’s premier professional military education institutions for nearly five decades. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-11T11:19:01-04:00","created_at":"2024-09-24T10:16:45-04:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Books","tags":["John B. Hattendorf","John Edward Jackson","military history","Naval History"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":49592919490854,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9798989400881","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"In the Beginning: The Founding of the Naval War College","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1995,"weight":340,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9798989400881","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/In_the_Beginning_Front.jpg?v=1727187157","\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Unknown.jpg?v=1727187163"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/In_the_Beginning_Front.jpg?v=1727187157","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":40801049510182,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/In_the_Beginning_Front.jpg?v=1727187157"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/In_the_Beginning_Front.jpg?v=1727187157","width":1650},{"alt":null,"id":40801049641254,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Unknown.jpg?v=1727187163"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Unknown.jpg?v=1727187163","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor John Edward Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798989400881\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 220\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Although their names are not listed on the scholastic roster, the Dove of Peace is a classmate of the Dog of War at Newport, R.I. where the United States Navy operates its War College.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• • •\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quote above opens a clever and comprehensive article entitled “Battle Training Points Way to Peace” that was published by \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Star \u003c\/i\u003enewspaper in January 1929. It effectively conveys the fundamental dichotomy of the Naval War College as being “a place of original research on all questions relating to war and to statesmanship connected with war, or the prevention of war.” It is the oldest institution of its kind in the world, and through its doors have passed more than 50,000 students, including Navy heroes such as Chester Nimitz, \u003cbr\u003eErnest J. King, William F. “Bull” Halsey, Jr., and Raymond Spruance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book tells the story of how this venerated institution came into being more than a dozen decades ago. It speaks in many voices, including seasoned and highly-respected military historians, and reporters and journalists covering the then-emerging story in the vernacular and context of the time in which they were writing. This combination brings forth the story in a unique and balanced manner never before attempted. It is a great read! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 97, 49);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Bio:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn E. Jackson is one of the Naval War College’s longest serving faculty members. \u003cbr\u003eA retired Navy captain with 27 years of active duty, he has been telling, and contributing to, the story of one of America’s premier professional military education institutions for nearly five decades. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8194110882086,"title":"The Naval Novel: A Literary Genre in Historical Perspective","handle":"the-naval-novel-a-literary-genre-in-historical-perspective","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #326239;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor John B. Hattendorf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #326239;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798986817248\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #326239;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 76\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003etories of sailors and life at sea date to before the era of the classical world, but it is the world of naval life at sea and naval warfare during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries that has captured the imagination of many contemporary readers. Naval and maritime historian John B. Hattendorf presents a history and overview of the naval novel as a literary genre as it arose in English literature. Since the mid-1700s and continuing to the present, authors such as Tobias Smollett, Frederick Marryat, C. S. 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Litt., University of Oxford), is senior advisor at the U.S. Naval War College’s eponymous John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research and Ernest J. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History. His numerous awards\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003einclude the Anderson Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the United Kingdom’s Society of Nautical Research (2017), and the Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (2000). He is the author, co-author, editor,\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eor co-editor of more than fifty volumes, including the four-volume\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eOxford Encyclopedia\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eof Maritime History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2007). \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-03-21T08:34:42-04:00","created_at":"2023-03-21T08:34:42-04:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Books","tags":["John B. Hattendorf","life at sea","naval life","sailors","stone tower press"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44680865677606,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9798986817248","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Naval Novel: A Literary Genre in Historical Perspective","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1495,"weight":142,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9798986817248","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1679402084","\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Back_Cover.jpg?v=1679402083"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1679402084","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":33307127251238,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.628,"height":2401,"width":1507,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1679402084"},"aspect_ratio":0.628,"height":2401,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1679402084","width":1507},{"alt":null,"id":33307127284006,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.627,"height":2401,"width":1505,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Back_Cover.jpg?v=1679402083"},"aspect_ratio":0.627,"height":2401,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Naval_Novel_Back_Cover.jpg?v=1679402083","width":1505}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #326239;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor John B. Hattendorf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #326239;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798986817248\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #326239;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 76\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003etories of sailors and life at sea date to before the era of the classical world, but it is the world of naval life at sea and naval warfare during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries that has captured the imagination of many contemporary readers. Naval and maritime historian John B. Hattendorf presents a history and overview of the naval novel as a literary genre as it arose in English literature. Since the mid-1700s and continuing to the present, authors such as Tobias Smollett, Frederick Marryat, C. S. Forester, Alexander Kent, Patrick O’Brian, and a host of others have written of naval life and naval warfare of the last three centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBeyond placing the naval novel in historical perspective, this volume gives readers greater insight and appreciation of the boredom and battles of life at sea. In so doing,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe Naval Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows the importance the naval novel for the general reader as well as the historian in better understanding naval life at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb class=\"\"\u003eJohn B. Hattendorf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(A.B., Kenyon College; A.M., Brown University; D.Phil. and D. Litt., University of Oxford), is senior advisor at the U.S. Naval War College’s eponymous John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research and Ernest J. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History. His numerous awards\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003einclude the Anderson Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the United Kingdom’s Society of Nautical Research (2017), and the Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (2000). He is the author, co-author, editor,\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eor co-editor of more than fifty volumes, including the four-volume\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eOxford Encyclopedia\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003eof Maritime History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2007). \u003c\/p\u003e"}