Ordinarily, book reviews are specifically requested from, and review copies are
provided to, reviewers with whose work we are already familiar. If you would like
to become one of our reviewers, prepare (according to the guidelines below) a review
of a book you already own that you believe we might choose to review (please write,
call, fax, or e-mail the book review editor to verify your selection), and submit
it to:
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Book Review Editor |
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Code 322 |
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Naval War College |
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686 Cushing Road |
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Newport, RI 02841-1207
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It is the policy of the Naval War College Review that in submitting a book review
(solicited or unsolicited) the reviewer warrants that it is original, that it is
the reviewer's property, and that it has neither been published nor submitted for
publication elsewhere.
Content
Reviews should answer the following questions:
- What type of book is it--biography, memoir, history, etc.?
- Briefly, what does the book say?
- How authoritative is the book? What are the author's credentials?
- What are the book's special attractions, flaws, or other features?
- What is the book's value to the national security community?
Format
Submissions must be typewritten; they should be double or triple-spaced. We prefer
they be accompanied by a floppy or diskette bearing the data file in any Windows
or MS-DOS software.
A heading with pertinent information about the book should be included with the
text. For example:
Draper, Mildred, ed. Eric the Great. Univ. Park: Pennsylvania State Univ. Press,
1993. 1,100pp. $95
Length
The requested length of each review is an upper limit based on the anticipated space
available (usually no more than 500 words). The Naval War College Press staff will
edit, and, if necessary, shorten the text as required by house style and other factors.
Our standard authorities, aside from house style, are the Chicago Manual of Style,
15th edition, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition.
If you would like to discuss the matter further, please contact Phyllis Winkler,
book review editor, at e-mail bookreviews@nwc.navy.mil,
telephone (401) 841-6584, or fax (401) 841-3579/6224. The DSN exchange for all lines
is 948.
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