John Hattendorf
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John Brewster Hattendorf (born December 22, 1941) is an American naval historian. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of more than forty books on British
and American
maritime history
and naval warfare
. In 2005, the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings described him as "one of the most widely known and well respected naval historians in the world." In reference to his work on the history of naval strategy, an academic in Britian termed him the "doyen of US naval educators."
Since 1984, he has been the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History
at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island
. He has called maritime history "a subject that touches on both the greatest moments of the human spirit as well as on the worst, including war."
In 2011, the Naval War College announced the establishment of the Hattendorf Prize
for Distinguished Original Research in Maritime History, named for him.
. He is a ninth great-grandson (eleventh generation descendant) of Elder William Brewster
of the Plymouth Colony.After graduating in the Class of 1960 from Lyons Township High School
in LaGrange, Illinois, he earned his bachelor's degree in history in 1964 from Kenyon College
, where he was inspired by Charles Ritcheson
and Richard G. Salomon
. In 1970, he graduated from the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
at Mystic Seaport
, where he studied under Robert G. Albion
and Benjamin W. Labaree. He earned his master's degree in history from Brown University
in 1971, completing his thesis under the tutelege of A. Hunter Dupree
on the history of strategic thinking and war gaming at the Naval War College
. In 1979, he completed his doctorate at Pembroke College, Oxford
with a thesis on English Grand Strategy in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702–12, supervised by N. H. Gibbs
and complemented by studies under Ragnhild Hatton
, Sir Michael Howard
and Piers Mackesy
.
period, as a naval officer. He served on board USS O'Brien (DD-725)
, earning a commendation from the Commander, United States Seventh Fleet
, for outstanding performance of duty during combat operations in April 1967. Later, he served at sea in USS Purdy (DD-734)
and USS Fiske (DD-842)
. While in the U.S. Navy, Hattendorf also served ashore at the Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Op-09B9), in Washington, D.C.
in 1967–69, where he was first trained in naval history under Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller
and Dr. William J. Morgan
, and at the Naval War College in 1972–73.
. He has identified four primary audiences for the U.S. Navy's maritime history programs: sailors, Navy leaders, government policymakers, and the American people.| "The Uses of Maritime History in and for the Navy," Naval War College Rreview, (April 2003)
As a civilian scholar, he has been visiting professor of history at the National University of Singapore
and at the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office
, and a visiting Fellow at Oxford University. He has been an adjunct professor at the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
since 1990 and served as its director from 1996 to 2001.
He served on the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
from 2004 through 2008, serving as chairman, 2006–2008. He was a member of the Board of Advisors to the Canadian Forces College at Toronto.
For four years from 2003 through 2007, Hattendorf served as President of the North American Society for Oceanic History
and, in that role, headed the U.S. delegation to the International Commission for Maritime History
. He served as one of the commission's vice-presidents, 2005–2009.
He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society
and has served as a member of council and vice-president of the Hakluyt Society
(UK), and was the founding president of the American Friends of the Hakluyt Society.http://www.hakluyt.com. He has been a member of Council of the Navy Records Society
. Since 1989, he has been co-chair of the publications committee of the Newport Historical Society and since 2005, historian of Trinity Episcopal Church and a member of the Board of Scholars for the American Revolution Center at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1997.
In 1998, Lyons Township High school named him to its Hall of Fame
The National Maritime Museum
, Greenwich (UK) awarded him its Caird Medal in 2000 for his contributions to the field of maritime history.
In 2003, the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) presented him its K. Jack Bauer Award for service to maritime history.
In 2009, he received the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
for his work as chairman, Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
, 2006–2008. In addition, the USS Constitution Museum
presented him with its Samuel Eliot Morison Award. and the Navy League of the United States presented him with its Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement
.
He is an honorary corresponding member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
, the Académie du Var(France), the Society for Nautical Research
, and the Portuguese Navy's Academia de Marinha
.
to recent naval history. He has written readers' guides to the Aubrey-Maturin series of naval novels by Patrick O'Brian
, as well as works on Alfred Thayer Mahan
and Sir Julian Corbett.
He was senior editor of the series Classics of Sea Power for the U.S. Naval Institute Press and edited the series Maritime Books, 1475–1800, a collection of facsimiles of rare books from the John Carter Brown Library.
Hattendorf was a co-author of The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy and The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Warfare, the latter with Richard Holmes
and other authors. He contributed 22 articles to The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(2005) and was editor-in-chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
(2007), which was awarded the 2008 Dartmouth Medal
.
Books and Monographs
Collected articles and Essays
Co-authored Books
Edited Historical Documents
Introductions to Historical Books
Edited Collections
Proceedings of the International Seapower Symposium
Guides and Registers to Manuscript Collections at the Naval War College
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Exhibition Catalogues
Pictorial Histories
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
maritime history
Maritime history
Maritime history is the study of human activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories remain predominant...
and naval warfare
Naval warfare
Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,...
. In 2005, the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings described him as "one of the most widely known and well respected naval historians in the world." In reference to his work on the history of naval strategy, an academic in Britian termed him the "doyen of US naval educators."
Since 1984, he has been the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History
Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History
In May 1948, the President of the Naval War College Admiral Raymond Spruance recommended a plan to establish a civilian professorship of maritime history at the Naval War College. Approved by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan on 29 December 1948, the post was not filled “for lack of funds”...
at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
. He has called maritime history "a subject that touches on both the greatest moments of the human spirit as well as on the worst, including war."
In 2011, the Naval War College announced the establishment of the Hattendorf Prize
Hattendorf Prize
The Hattendorf Prize for Distinguished Original Research in Maritime History is awarded by the United States Naval War College for distinguished academic achievement in publishing original research that contributes to a deeper historical understanding of the broad context and interrelationships...
for Distinguished Original Research in Maritime History, named for him.
Family, education, and early life
Hattendorf was born and raised in the village of Western Springs, IllinoisWestern Springs, Illinois
Western Springs is a suburb of Chicago located in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 12,493. It is twinned with Rugeley, United Kingdom....
. He is a ninth great-grandson (eleventh generation descendant) of Elder William Brewster
William Brewster (Pilgrim)
Elder William Brewster was a Mayflower passenger and a Pilgrim colonist leader and preacher.-Origins:Brewster was probably born at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, circa 1566/1567, although no birth records have been found, and died at Plymouth, Massachusetts on April 10, 1644 around 9- or 10pm...
of the Plymouth Colony.After graduating in the Class of 1960 from Lyons Township High School
Lyons Township High School
Lyons Township High School is a public high school located in La Grange, Illinois. Freshmen and sophomores attend class at South campus, located at 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd. in Western Springs, while juniors and seniors attend class at North campus, located at 100 S. Brainard Ave. in La Grange,...
in LaGrange, Illinois, he earned his bachelor's degree in history in 1964 from Kenyon College
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
, where he was inspired by Charles Ritcheson
Charles Ritcheson
Charles Ray Ritcheson is an American historian, diplomat, and |university administrator].-Early life and education:...
and Richard G. Salomon
Richard G. Salomon
Richard Georg Salomon was an historian of eastern European medieval history and historian of the Episcopal Church in the United States, who taught at the University of Hamburg in Germany and at Kenyon College and its Episcopal Church seminary Bexley Hall in Ohio USA.-Early life and education:The...
. In 1970, he graduated from the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
The Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History was established at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, in 1955 to provide graduate-level summer courses in maritime history. The name was later changed to the Munson Institute of Maritime Studies, to include literature and other aspects in the...
at Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, in Mystic, Connecticut, is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of crafts and fabric of an entire 19th century seafaring village...
, where he studied under Robert G. Albion
Robert G. Albion
Robert G. Albion was Harvard's first professor of Oceanic History and inspired two generations of maritime historians in the United States...
and Benjamin W. Labaree. He earned his master's degree in history from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1971, completing his thesis under the tutelege of A. Hunter Dupree
A. Hunter Dupree
Anderson Hunter Dupree is a distinguished American historian and one of the pioneer historians of the history of science and technology in the United States.-Early Education and Education:...
on the history of strategic thinking and war gaming at the Naval War College
Naval War College
The Naval War College is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. The college is located on the grounds of Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island...
. In 1979, he completed his doctorate at Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
with a thesis on English Grand Strategy in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702–12, supervised by N. H. Gibbs
N. H. Gibbs
Norman Henry Gibbs was Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University for 24 years from 1953 to 1977, the longest tenure of all who have held the chair since its establishment in 1909.-Education and early career:Gibbs was an Open Exhibitioner at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1928,...
and complemented by studies under Ragnhild Hatton
Ragnhild Hatton
Ragnhild Marie Hatton, Ragnhild Marie Hatton, Ragnhild Marie Hatton, (born in Bergen, Norway on 10 January 1913 - died in London on 16 May 1995, was professor of International History at the London School of Economics...
, Sir Michael Howard
Michael Howard (historian)
Sir Michael Eliot Howard, OM, CH, CBE, MC, FBA is a British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, and Robert A...
and Piers Mackesy
Piers Mackesy
Piers Gerald Mackesy is a British military historian who taught at the University of Oxford.-Early life and education:...
.
Naval career
After graduation from Kenyon College, he served his country in uniform for eight years during the Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
period, as a naval officer. He served on board USS O'Brien (DD-725)
USS O'Brien (DD-725)
USS O'Brien , an , was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named after Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The fourth O'Brien was laid down by Bath Iron Works,...
, earning a commendation from the Commander, United States Seventh Fleet
United States Seventh Fleet
The Seventh Fleet is the United States Navy's permanent forward projection force based in Yokosuka, Japan, with units positioned near Japan and South Korea. It is a component fleet force under the United States Pacific Fleet. At present, it is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with...
, for outstanding performance of duty during combat operations in April 1967. Later, he served at sea in USS Purdy (DD-734)
USS Purdy (DD-734)
USS Purdy , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren Purdy, who was awarded the Silver Star for his rescue efforts while the Strong was sinking on 5 July 1942.Purdy was laid down by the Bath Iron Works,...
and USS Fiske (DD-842)
USS Fiske (DD-842)
USS Fiske was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske , inventor of the Stadimeter and the aerial torpedo....
. While in the U.S. Navy, Hattendorf also served ashore at the Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Op-09B9), in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in 1967–69, where he was first trained in naval history under Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller
Ernest M. Eller
Ernest McNeill Eller was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who served as Director of Naval History, Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations from 1956 to 1970.-Early Life and education:...
and Dr. William J. Morgan
William J. Morgan (historian)
William James Morgan was Senior Historian at the U.S...
, and at the Naval War College in 1972–73.
Civilian academic career
Hattendorf has spent most of his civilian academic career at the United States Naval War College, returning there as a civilian faculty member in 1977. He taught Strategy and Policy for a number of years. From 1988 to 2003, he directed the United States Naval War College's Advanced Research Department. In 2003, Hattendorf became the first chairman of the Naval War College's newly established Maritime History Department, where he oversees its research section and is the director of the Naval War College MuseumNaval War College Museum
The Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of fifteen official museums operated by the U.S. Navy, under the direction of the Naval History & Heritage Command and in co-operation with the Naval War College.-History:...
. He has identified four primary audiences for the U.S. Navy's maritime history programs: sailors, Navy leaders, government policymakers, and the American people.| "The Uses of Maritime History in and for the Navy," Naval War College Rreview, (April 2003)
As a civilian scholar, he has been visiting professor of history at the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
and at the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office
German Armed Forces Military History Research Office
The German Armed Forces Military History Research Office is located at Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg, Germany.-Mission:...
, and a visiting Fellow at Oxford University. He has been an adjunct professor at the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History
The Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime History was established at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, in 1955 to provide graduate-level summer courses in maritime history. The name was later changed to the Munson Institute of Maritime Studies, to include literature and other aspects in the...
since 1990 and served as its director from 1996 to 2001.
He served on the Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History was formally established in 1956 and is the second oldest of the historical advisory committee's within the Department of Defense.-History:...
from 2004 through 2008, serving as chairman, 2006–2008. He was a member of the Board of Advisors to the Canadian Forces College at Toronto.
For four years from 2003 through 2007, Hattendorf served as President of the North American Society for Oceanic History
North American Society for Oceanic History
The North American Society for Oceanic History is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history...
and, in that role, headed the U.S. delegation to the International Commission for Maritime History
International Commission for Maritime History
The International Commission for Maritime History was established in 1960 to promote international cooperation and the exchange of ideas in the field of maritime history. It is affiliated with the .- History :...
. He served as one of the commission's vice-presidents, 2005–2009.
He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
and has served as a member of council and vice-president of the Hakluyt Society
Hakluyt Society
Founded in 1846, the Hakluyt Society is a registered charity based in London, England, which seeks to advance knowledge and education by the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages, travels and other geographical material...
(UK), and was the founding president of the American Friends of the Hakluyt Society.http://www.hakluyt.com. He has been a member of Council of the Navy Records Society
Navy Records Society
The Navy Records Society was established in 1893 as a scholarly society to publish historical documents that illustrated the history of the Royal Navy. Professor Sir John Knox Laughton and Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge were the key leaders who organized the Society, basing it on the model of earlier...
. Since 1989, he has been co-chair of the publications committee of the Newport Historical Society and since 2005, historian of Trinity Episcopal Church and a member of the Board of Scholars for the American Revolution Center at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Awards
Kenyon CollegeKenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1997.
In 1998, Lyons Township High school named him to its Hall of Fame
The National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,...
, Greenwich (UK) awarded him its Caird Medal in 2000 for his contributions to the field of maritime history.
In 2003, the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) presented him its K. Jack Bauer Award for service to maritime history.
In 2009, he received the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
The Navy Superior Civilian Service Award is the highest honorary award the Chief of Naval Operations or the Commandant of the Marine Corps may bestow on a civilian employee in the Department of the Navy and the highest award granted at the major claimant level. This is the second highest honorary...
for his work as chairman, Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History was formally established in 1956 and is the second oldest of the historical advisory committee's within the Department of Defense.-History:...
, 2006–2008. In addition, the USS Constitution Museum
USS Constitution Museum
The USS Constitution Museum "serves as the memory and educational voice of , by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the stories of "Old Ironsides" and the people associated with her."...
presented him with its Samuel Eliot Morison Award. and the Navy League of the United States presented him with its Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement
Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement
The Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement is made annually by the Navy League of the United States. It is named for the famous American naval historian and theorist, Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, United States Navy who, through his writing, provided vital stimulus and guidance...
.
He is an honorary corresponding member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences or Kungl. Örlogsmannasällskapet, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence issues. Fellowship is limited to 120 chairs under the age of 60.-...
, the Académie du Var(France), the Society for Nautical Research
Society for Nautical Research
The Society for Nautical Research was founded in 1910 to promote the academic field of maritime history in the United Kingdom.The aims of the society are to:* support and encourage research in maritime history and underwater archaeology....
, and the Portuguese Navy's Academia de Marinha
Academia de Marinha
The Academia de Marinha is the cultural agency of the Portuguese Navy under the Chief of Naval Staff. Its purpose is to promote and to publish artistic, literary, historical, and scientific studies relating to the sea and maritime activities...
.
Authorship
His histories range from studies on the War of the Spanish SuccessionWar of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
to recent naval history. He has written readers' guides to the Aubrey-Maturin series of naval novels by Patrick O'Brian
Patrick O'Brian
Patrick O'Brian, CBE , born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen...
, as well as works on Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide...
and Sir Julian Corbett.
He was senior editor of the series Classics of Sea Power for the U.S. Naval Institute Press and edited the series Maritime Books, 1475–1800, a collection of facsimiles of rare books from the John Carter Brown Library.
Hattendorf was a co-author of The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy and The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Warfare, the latter with Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes (military historian)
Brigadier Edward Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, JP , known as Richard Holmes, was a British soldier and noted military historian, particularly well-known through his many television appearances...
and other authors. He contributed 22 articles to The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(2005) and was editor-in-chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, John B. Hattendorf, editor in chief, was published by Oxford University Press in 2007. The work was issued in four volumes in print and online in the...
(2007), which was awarded the 2008 Dartmouth Medal
Dartmouth Medal
The Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association is awarded annually to a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, published during the previous calendar year.-History:...
.
Books and Monographs
- The two beginnings: a history of St. George's Church, Tanglin [Singapore] (1984)
- Sailors and scholars: the centennial history of the U.S. Naval War College (1984)
- England in the War of the Spanish SuccessionWar of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
: a study of the English view and conduct of grand strategy, 1702–1712 (1987)
- Semper eadem: a history of Trinity Church in Newport, 1698–2000 (2001)
- The evolution of the U.S. Navy's maritime strategy, 1977–1986 (2004)
- Newport, the French Navy, and American Independence (2004; 2005)
Collected articles and Essays
- Naval History and Maritime Strategy: Collected Essays (2000)
- Talking About Naval History: A Collection of Essays (2011)
Co-authored Books
- America and the Sea: A Maritime History by Benjamin Woods LabareeBenjamin Woods LabareeBenjamin Woods Labaree is a leading historian of American colonial history and American maritime history. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.-Early life and education:...
, William M. Fowler, Jr., John B. Hattendorf, Jeffrey Safford, Edward W. Sloan, and Andrew German (1998)
- Harbors and high seas: an atlas and geographical guide to the complete Aubrey-Maturin novels of Patrick O'BrianPatrick O'BrianPatrick O'Brian, CBE , born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen...
by Dean King with John B. Hattendorf ; maps by William Clipson, Jeffrey Ward, and Adam Merton Cooper (1996; 1999)
Edited Historical Documents
- The writings of Stephen B. Luce edited with a commentary by John D. Hayes and John B. Hattendorf (1975)
- On His Majesty's service: observations of the British Home Fleet from the diary, reports, and letters of Joseph H. Wellings, Assistant U.S. Naval Attaché, London, 1940–41 edited by John B. Hattendorf (1983)
- Mahan on naval strategy: selections from the writings of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer MahanAlfred Thayer MahanAlfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide...
with an introduction by John B. Hattendorf, editor (1991)
- British Naval documents, 1204–1960 edited by John B. Hattendorf, R. J. B. KnightR. J. B. KnightR. J. B. Knight is one of Britain's leading naval historians of the 18th century, a former Deputy Director of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, and author of a distinguished biography of Admiral Lord Nelson....
, A. W. H. PearsallA. W. H. PearsallAlan William Halliday Pearsall, was a naval and railway historian, who served for thirty years from 1955 to 1985 on the staff of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich....
, N. A. M. Rodger, Geoffrey TillGeoffrey TillGeoffrey Till, FKC is a British naval historian and Professor of Maritime Studies in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London.-Early life and education:...
(1993)
- Saint BarthélemySaint BarthélemySaint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...
and the Swedish West India CompanySwedish West India CompanyThe Swedish West India Company was a Swedish chartered company which was based in the West Indies. Between 1786 and 1805, the company operated from the Swedish island of Saint-Barthélemy....
: a selection of printed documents, 1784–1814, facsimile reproductions with an introduction by John B. Hattendorf (1994)
- John Robinson's Account of SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, 1688: the original 1688 manuscript, edited and collated with the 1693 manuscript and the published editions from 1694 with an introduction by John B. Hattendorf (1998)
- Every man will do his duty: an anthology of first-hand accounts from the age of Nelson, 1793–1815 Dean King with John B. Hattendorf [editors]; maps by Adam Merton Cooper (1997; 2002)
- U.S. Naval Strategy in the 1990s: Selected Documents (2006)
- U.S. Naval Strategy in the 1970s: Selected Documents (2007)
- 'U.S. Naval Strategy in the 1980s: Selected Documents (2008)
Introductions to Historical Books
- Charles Nordhoff, Man-of-war life: a boy's experience in the United States Navy, during a voyage around the world in a ship-of-the-line [1855] (1985)
- J.C. WylieJ.C. WylieRear Admiral Joseph Caldwell Wylie, Jr., USN, , was an American strategic theorist, author, and US Naval officer. Wylie is best known for writing Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control.- Life :J.C. Wylie was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 3, 1911...
, Military strategy: a general theory of power control (1967). (1989)
- Julian CorbettJulian CorbettSir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era...
, Maritime operations in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904–1905 introduction by D. M. SchurmanD. M. SchurmanDonald Mackenzie Schurman was a professor of history at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, and also served at the Royal Military College of Canada. In the Festschrift published in his honour in 1997, the editors hailed D. M...
and John B. Hattendorf (1994)
- Tobias Gentleman, England's way to win wealth, and to employ ships and marriners (1614). Delmar, N.Y.: Published for the John Carter Brown LibraryJohn Carter Brown LibraryThe John Carter Brown Library is an independently funded research library of history and the humanities located on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island...
by Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, (1995)
- Josiah BurchettJosiah BurchettJosiah Burchett was Secretary of the Admiralty in England, a position he held for almost fifty years . He was first a clerk to Samuel Pepys, the English civil servant famous for his diary...
, A Complete History of the Most Remarkable Transactions at Sea [1720] Delmar, N.Y.: Published for the John Carter Brown LibraryJohn Carter Brown LibraryThe John Carter Brown Library is an independently funded research library of history and the humanities located on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island...
by Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, (1995)
- Joseph ConradJoseph ConradJoseph Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist.Conrad is regarded as one of the great novelists in English, although he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties...
, The Rover (1923) ( 1999)
- Christopher LloydChristopher Lloyd (naval historian)Charles Christopher Lloyd was a British naval historian, who served as Professor of History at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1962–1966.-Early life and education:...
, Lord CochraneLord CochraneLord Cochrane can refer to:*William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald who prior to receiving the earldom was create Baron Cochrane of Dundonald*Earl of Dundonald has a subsidiary of Baron Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree...
: seaman, radical, liberator: a life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1947). (1998)
- Lawrence C. WrothLawrence C. WrothLawrence Counselman Wroth was an American historian and the author of The Colonial Printer, the definitive book on the American printing trade during the period of 1639 through 1800...
, The Way of a Ship, An Essay in the Literature of Navigation Science, along with, Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519–1802. Revisewd editions, edited with a foreword by John B. Hattendorf. (Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2011).
Edited Collections
- Maritime strategy and the balance of power: Britain and America in the twentieth century edited by John B. Hattendorf and Robert S. Jordan; foreword by Robert J. O'NeillRobert J. O'NeillRobert John O'Neill AO is Chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, was director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, based in London, 1982-1987, and Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford...
(1989)
- Limitations of military power: essays presented to Professor Norman GibbsN. H. GibbsNorman Henry Gibbs was Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University for 24 years from 1953 to 1977, the longest tenure of all who have held the chair since its establishment in 1909.-Education and early career:Gibbs was an Open Exhibitioner at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1928,...
on his eightieth birthday edited by John B. Hattendorf and Malcolm H. Murfett ; foreword by Andrew GoodpasterAndrew GoodpasterAndrew Jackson Goodpaster was an American Army General. He served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe from July 1, 1969 and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command from May 5, 1969 until his retirement December 17, 1974...
, Piers MackesyPiers MackesyPiers Gerald Mackesy is a British military historian who taught at the University of Oxford.-Early life and education:...
and Sir Michael Pike (1990)
- The influence of history on Mahan: the proceedings of a conference marking the centenary of Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of sea power upon history, 1660–1783 edited by John B. Hattendorf (1991)
- Mahan is not enough: the proceedings of a conference on the works of Sir Julian CorbettJulian CorbettSir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era...
and Admiral Sir Herbert RichmondHerbert RichmondAdmiral Sir Herbert William Richmond KCB was a prominent naval officer, who also served as Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at Cambridge University and Master of Downing College, Cambridge...
edited by James GoldrickJames GoldrickRear Admiral James Vincent Purcell Goldrick AM, CSC is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, author, and a naval historian. He currently holds the position of Commander Joint Education, Training and Warfare-Early life and education:...
and John B. Hattendorf (1993)
- Ubi sumus?: the state of naval and maritime history edited by John B. Hattendorf (1994)
- Doing naval history: essays toward improvement edited by John B. Hattendorf (1995)
- Maritime historyMaritime historyMaritime history is the study of human activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories remain predominant...
: The Age of Discovery and The Eighteenth Century and the Classic Age of Sail, edited by John B. Hattendorf (1996–97)
- Naval policy and strategy in the Mediterranean: past, present and future edited by John B. Hattendorf (2000)
- War at sea in the Middle Ages and Renaissance edited by John B. Hattendorf and Richard W. Unger (2003)
- The Cold WarCold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
at sea: an international appraisal guest editors Lyle J. Goldstein, John B. Hattendorf and Yuri M. Zhukov. Journal of Strategic Studies, (April 2005)
- Nineteen-Gun Salute: Case Studies of Operational, Strategic, and Diplomatic Naval Leadership during the 20th and Early 21st Centuries, edited by John B. Hattendorf and Bruce A. Elleman. (2010)
Proceedings of the International Seapower Symposium
International Seapower Symposium
The International Seapower Symposia are a series of biennial meetings of the world's chiefs of navy that has met at the United States Naval War College since 1969.The proceedings of these, symposia since ISS XVI in 2003, are published on the Internet....
- Eleventh International Seapower Symposium: report of proceedings of the conference, 6–9 October 1991, edited by John B. Hattendorf (1992)
- Twelfth International Seapower SymposiumInternational Seapower SymposiumThe International Seapower Symposia are a series of biennial meetings of the world's chiefs of navy that has met at the United States Naval War College since 1969.The proceedings of these, symposia since ISS XVI in 2003, are published on the Internet....
: report of proceedings of the conference, 7–10 November 1993 edited by John B. Hattendorf (1994)
- Thirteenth International Seapower Symposium: report of proceedings of the conference, 5–8 November 1995 edited by John B. Hattendorf (1995)
- Fourteenth International Seapower Symposium: report of the proceedings of the conference, 2–5 November 1997 edited by John B. Hattendorf (1998)
Guides and Registers to Manuscript Collections at the Naval War College
- Register of the papers of William L. Mullin compiled by John B. Hattendorf (1981) http://www.nwc.navy.mil/library/3publications/nwclibrarypublications/NavHistCollPubs/NHCRegOfPapers/MullinRegister.pdf
- Register of the papers of Alfred T. Mahan (1986) http://www.nwc.navy.mil/library/3publications/nwclibrarypublications/NavHistCollPubs/NHCRegOfPapers/MahanRegister.pdf
- Register of the papers of William McCarty Little compiled by John B. Hattendorf (1989) http://www.nwc.navy.mil/library/3publications/nwclibrarypublications/NavHistCollPubs/NHCRegOfPapers/McCartyLittleRegister.pdf
- Register of the papers of Harrij Fredrich Louis Heinrich Schlie (1878–1916) and Gunther Wilhelm August Schlie (1906–1995)
- Register of the Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Hawkins WhitshedJames WhitshedAdmiral of the Fleet Sir James Hawkins-Whitshed, 1st Baronet GCB was a British naval officer.-Naval career:Hawkins-Whitshed joined the Royal Navy in 1777, and was promoted to Lieutenant the following year. In 1780 he took part in the British victory at Battle of Cape St...
, GCB.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- A sea of words: a lexicon and companion for Patrick O'BrianPatrick O'BrianPatrick O'Brian, CBE , born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English Naval Captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen...
's seafaring tales by Dean King, with John B. Hattendorf and J. Worth Estes (1995)
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime HistoryOxford Encyclopedia of Maritime HistoryThe Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, John B. Hattendorf, editor in chief, was published by Oxford University Press in 2007. The work was issued in four volumes in print and online in the...
, John B. Hattendorf, editor-in-chief. Four volumes (2007)
Bibliographies
- A bibliography of the works of Alfred Thayer MahanAlfred Thayer MahanAlfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide...
compiled by John B. Hattendorf and Lynn C. Hattendorf (1987)
- "A bibliography of the works of Admiral Sir Herbert RichmondHerbert RichmondAdmiral Sir Herbert William Richmond KCB was a prominent naval officer, who also served as Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at Cambridge University and Master of Downing College, Cambridge...
" and "A bibliography of the works of Sir Julian CorbettJulian CorbettSir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era...
" in Goldrick and Hattendorf, eds., Mahan is Not Enough, (1993)
Exhibition Catalogues
- "The boundless deep...": the European conquest of the Oceans, 1450 to 1840: catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the John Carter Brown LibraryJohn Carter Brown LibraryThe John Carter Brown Library is an independently funded research library of history and the humanities located on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island...
(2003)
- http://www.nwc.navy.mil/newportlinks/museum/documents/trafalgarexhibit.pdfTrafalgar and Nelson 200: Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints, models, and signal flags relating to events and influences of the Battle of TrafalgarBattle of TrafalgarThe Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
and Lord Nelson] (2005) - Command of the Sea: Catalogue of an Exhibition of American Naval Art from the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, the U.S. Navy Art Collection, and the U.S. Naval War College Museum displayed at the Newport Art Museum, Newport, Rhode Island, 6 June – 12 August 2007 (2008)
- Faces of the Naval War College (2009)
Pictorial Histories
- A Dusty Path: A pictorial History of Kenyon CollegeKenyon CollegeKenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
(1964)
External links
- Books by John B. Hattendorf listed in the WorldCat Catalogue
- Naval War College Faculty page
- "High Seas Historian," Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin Winter 2011
- http://youtube/OoeYiOALKyo| You Tube video of the first Hattendorf PrizeHattendorf PrizeThe Hattendorf Prize for Distinguished Original Research in Maritime History is awarded by the United States Naval War College for distinguished academic achievement in publishing original research that contributes to a deeper historical understanding of the broad context and interrelationships...
ceremony, U.S Naval War College, 20 October 2011]