| Lessons of the War with Spain, 1898. | |
| | McClure's Magazine, December, 1898-April, 1899. | |
| | | Page |
| [Introductory: Comprehension of Military and Naval Matters possible to the People, and important to the Nation] | 3 |
| [I.] | How the Motive of the War gave Direction to its Earlier Movements.—Strategic Value of Puerto Rico.—Considerations on the Size and Qualities of Battleships.—Mutual Relations of Coast Defence and Navy | [21] |
| [II.] | The Effect of Deficient Coast-Defence upon the Movements of the Navy.—The Military and Naval Conditions of Spain at the Outbreak of the War | [53] |
| [III.] | Possibilities open to the Spanish Navy at the Beginning of the War.—The Reasons for Blockading Cuba.—First Movements of the Squadrons under Admirals Sampson and Cervera | [90] |
| [IV.] | Problems presented by Cervera's Appearance in West Indian Waters.—Movements of the United States Divisions and of the Oregon.—Functions of Cruisers in a Naval Campaign | [126] |
| [V.] | The Guard set over Cervera.—Influence of Inadequate Numbers upon the Conduct of Naval and Military Operations.—Cámara's Rush through the Mediterranean, and Consequent Measures taken by the United States | [170] |
| [The Peace Conference and the Moral Aspect of War] | 207 |
| | North American Review, October, 1899. | |
| [The Relations of the United States to their New Dependencies] | 241 |
| | Engineering Magazine, January, 1899. | |
| [Distinguishing Qualities of Ships of War] | 257 |
| | Scripps-McRae Newspaper League, November, 1898. | |
| [Current Fallacies upon Naval Subjects] | 277 |
| | Harpers' Monthly Magazine, June, 1898. | |