After graduation from the Naval Academy in 1946 and study at Oxford, Admiral Turner held a variety of sea assignments, including command of a minesweeper, destroyer, guided missile frigate, and a carrier task group in the Sixth Fleet. Among his assignments as a flag officer were service as President of the Naval War College, Commander Second Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe. From 1977 to 1981, he was Director of Central Intelligence and head of the Central Intelligence Agency. He retired from active duty in 1979. Admiral Turner is currently a lecturer and consultant on international affairs.

Articles by Stansfield Turner

The Unobvious Lessons of the Falklands War

By Admiral Stansfield Turner, U.S. Navy (Retired)
April 1983
“The outcome of the war on the land was a foregone conclusion once the contest for control of the sea line of supply was over. The British troops could have ...

Navies in War and in Peace

By Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union S. G. Gorshkov With Commentary following the article by Vice Admiral Stansfield Turner, U. S. Navy
November 1974
EDITOR’S NOTE: This final chapter of an 11-part series was cleared for publication in the Soviet Union on 2 November 1972. The admiral discusses what kind of nations need navies ...