A War College is a senior military academy which is normally intended for veteran military officers and whose purpose is to educate and 'train on' senior military tacticians, strategists, and leaders. It is also often the place where advanced tactical and strategic thought is conducted, both for the purpose of developing doctrine and for the purpose of identifying implications and shifts in long-term patterns.
Examples:
- Army War College, Mhow of the Indian Army
- Imperial Japanese Army War College
- Imperial Japanese Naval War College
- PAF Air War College
- Pakistan Navy War College
- U.S. Army War College
- U.S. National War College
- U.S. Naval War College
- U.S. Air War College
Famous quotes containing the words war and/or college:
“We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon—no alternative.”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)
“I tell you, you’re ruining that boy. You’re ruining him. Why can’t you do as much for me?”
—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Horsefeathers, a wisecrack made as Huxley College president to Connie, the college widow (Thelma Todd)