During this period, he was also a stimulating force for the Naval War College faculty and wrote several major works. When he left Newport in 1985 to enter a retirement home in Needham, Massachusetts, the Naval War College honored him by naming its library in his honor.
While at the Naval War College, he was an invigorating influence for the faculty and penned several important books. Upon leaving Newport in 1985 to reside in a retirement home in Needham, Massachusetts, the Naval War College honored him by naming its library after him.