CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsThe Naval Calling in the 1880's: New Threats and Old ProblemsThe Old Man of the SeaThe First YearsThe Uses of HistoryA Sea of TroublesWar Games and Wars of the FutureFrom "War Problems" to War PlansPolitics and PlanningA New GenerationApplying the "Science of Naval Warfare"Epilogue: The Long TwilightNotesBibliographyIndex