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Right-Sizing The People’S Liberation Army: Exploring The Contours Of China’S Military, Andrew S. Erickson, Roy Kamphausen, Andrew Scobell Apr 2018

Right-Sizing The People’S Liberation Army: Exploring The Contours Of China’S Military, Andrew S. Erickson, Roy Kamphausen, Andrew Scobell

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Asymmetric Warfare: Threat And Response In The 21st Century, Richard Norton, Rod Thornton Apr 2018

Asymmetric Warfare: Threat And Response In The 21st Century, Richard Norton, Rod Thornton

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Salvaging American Defense: The Challenge Of Strategic Overstretch, Peter Dombrowski, Anthony Cordesman Apr 2018

Salvaging American Defense: The Challenge Of Strategic Overstretch, Peter Dombrowski, Anthony Cordesman

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Eastern Exit—Rescue “. . . From The Sea”, Gary J. Ohls Apr 2018

Eastern Exit—Rescue “. . . From The Sea”, Gary J. Ohls

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Operation EASTERN EXIT, the January 1991 evacuation of the U.S. embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, was an early and improvised, but highly successful, application of the expeditionary concepts devised to meet the emerging (dis)order of the post–Cold War world.


Fortuitous Endeavor—Intelligence And Deception In Operation Torch, John Patch Apr 2018

Fortuitous Endeavor—Intelligence And Deception In Operation Torch, John Patch

Naval War College Review

The Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942 combined detailed planning, aggressive signals intelligence, deception, operational security, and good luck to achieve success seldom repeated—and that cannot be in the future if the episode’s lessons are not heeded.


The U.S. Military’S “Maritime Strategy” And Future Transformation, Wang Baofu Apr 2018

The U.S. Military’S “Maritime Strategy” And Future Transformation, Wang Baofu

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The New U.S. Maritime Strategy Surfaces, Lu Rude Apr 2018

The New U.S. Maritime Strategy Surfaces, Lu Rude

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Assessing The New U.S. Maritime Strategy—A Window Into Chinese Thinking, Andrew S. Erickson Apr 2018

Assessing The New U.S. Maritime Strategy—A Window Into Chinese Thinking, Andrew S. Erickson

Naval War College Review

Chinese reactions to the U.S. Navy’s new maritime strategy provide a window into a larger strategic dynamic—not just in East Asia, where China is already developing as a great power, but globally, where it has the potential to play a major role as well. Three unofficial Chinese articles seem particularly useful for assessing those reactions.


Full Autumn 2008 Issue, The U.S. Naval War College Apr 2018

Full Autumn 2008 Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

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Winter 2005 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College Apr 2018

Winter 2005 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

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A Rage For Glory: The Life And Times Of Commodorestephen Decatur, Usn,, Wade G. Dudley Apr 2018

A Rage For Glory: The Life And Times Of Commodorestephen Decatur, Usn,, Wade G. Dudley

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Accomplished historian and author James de Kay captures the essence of an age, as well as the spirit of a man, in his biography of Commodore Stephen Decatur. This finely written narrative, aimed at a general readership, may lack the scholarly apparatus expected of his- torical monographs, but it certainly does not lack the scholarship and analysis that is the hallmark of de Kay’s work. Yet if this book sometimes appears to be a cross between an action-thriller and a hagiography, there is a reason. Decatur’s active quest for fame and glory, as well as the deep sense of honor …


All The Factors Of Victory: Admiral Joseph Mason Reevesand The Origins Of Carrier Airpower,, Chris Madsen Apr 2018

All The Factors Of Victory: Admiral Joseph Mason Reevesand The Origins Of Carrier Airpower,, Chris Madsen

Naval War College Review

Admiral Joseph Reeves was an impor- tant influence on the development of American naval aviation during the interwar period, but like many other se- nior officers who served in peacetime, he has not received the attention he de- serves. Thomas Wildenberg, building upon his previous work on dive bomb- ing in the U.S. Navy prior to the Battle of Midway, strives to honor Admiral Reeves with a scholarly biography fo- cused on his professional life and contributions.


Making War, Thinking History,, Jan Van Tol Apr 2018

Making War, Thinking History,, Jan Van Tol

Naval War College Review

Jeffrey Record is professor of strategy and international security at the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base. He is the author of four books and nu- merous monographs on U.S. military strategy and has extensive Capitol Hill experience, including service as a pro- fessional staffer for the Senate Armed Services Committee. This work assesses how the experiences of Munich and Vietnam influenced presidential decisions on the use of force in every administration from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton. Both Munich and Vietnam are regularly invoked in current political debate in an attempt to justify a viewpoint, especially since the …


The Diffusion Of Military Technology And Ideas,, George H. Quester Apr 2018

The Diffusion Of Military Technology And Ideas,, George H. Quester

Naval War College Review

This book offers a rich collection of re- search papers on very important top- ics: the much discussed revolution in military affairs (RMA), and the less dis- cussed diffusions of new military tech- nology and the accompanying changes in military doctrine to other countries. The authors were carefully chosen ex- perts in history, political science, and sociology, who address the very impor- tant factors of national culture as they affect the application of new military technologies.


A Time Of Our Choosing: America’S War In Iraq, D. L. Teska Apr 2018

A Time Of Our Choosing: America’S War In Iraq, D. L. Teska

Naval War College Review

The late Washington Post publisher Philip Graham once said that journal- ism is the first draft of history. Todd S. Purdum’s A Time of Our Choosing: America’s War in Iraq, is the first draft of the history of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Months before the Department of Defense made the controversial deci- sion to embed reporters within U.S. units, Purdum was in Iraq reporting the war.


Nato And The Former Yugoslavia:, Tom Fedyszyn Apr 2018

Nato And The Former Yugoslavia:, Tom Fedyszyn

Naval War College Review

As the world steps farther away from the Cold War, the evolving structure of the international system continues to fascinate informed citizens as well as professional scholars. In this work, Joyce Kaufman, professor of political science at Whittier College, contributes to the debate on the evolution and fu- ture of the Atlantic Alliance, particu- larly as the situation in the Balkans confronted a post–Cold War (and ex- panding) NATO. In detailing the events between the collapse of Soviet commu- nism (1990) and the attack on the twin towers (2001), the author makes a forceful case for the need for a …


Book Reviews, The U.S. Naval War College Apr 2018

Book Reviews, The U.S. Naval War College

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Race For The Decisive Weapon, James P. Levy Apr 2018

Race For The Decisive Weapon, James P. Levy

Naval War College Review

It is popularly understood that after the spectacular American victory at the battle of Midway the aircraft carrier reigned supreme; that war at sea was changed completely; and that the presence of America’s two surviving carriers after the sinking of Admiral Chuichi Nagumo’s four flattops forced the cancellation of the Midway invasion and the retreat of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s eleven battleships, sixteen cruisers, and fifty-three destroyers from the Central Pacific.


Midway, Thomas Wildenberg Apr 2018

Midway, Thomas Wildenberg

Naval War College Review

Six decades after the spectacular American victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy’s First Air Fleet, the reasons behind the U.S. Navy’s success at the battle of Midway are still not fully understood. Though the details of this famous battle continue to be argued in the pages of scholarly jour- nals, the critical role of doctrine has not been properly analyzed.1 Yet it was better doctrine that ultimately led to the American victory once the forces were engaged, a victory that changed the course of war in the Pacific.


Hospital Ships In The War On Terror, Richard J. Grunawalt Apr 2018

Hospital Ships In The War On Terror, Richard J. Grunawalt

Naval War College Review

Employment of military hospital ships in support of the war on terror is militarily, politically, and morally appropriate. White ships adorned with the red cross or red crescent are internationally recognized as protected platforms engaged exclusively in the care and treatment of the casualties of war or the victims of disaster, whether natural or manmade. Despite the humanity of their mission, outdated rules of conventional and customary international law, designed for a bygone era, hamper their effectiveness and imperil their safety.


The Mosquito Can Be More Dangerous Than The Mortar Round, Arthur M. Smith, Craig Hooper Apr 2018

The Mosquito Can Be More Dangerous Than The Mortar Round, Arthur M. Smith, Craig Hooper

Naval War College Review

These words, penned in 1943 by the commander in chief of British forces in Burma during World War II, underline the reality that losses to malaria and other preventable diseases among Allied forces operating in the China-Burma- India theater far exceeded the number of casualties inflicted by enemy action.1 Today, as the global war on terrorism evolves, a similar failure to appreciate noncombat environmental threats—including mosquitoes and other disease- carrying insect vectors—will once again degrade combat effectiveness of deployed forces.


From Conscripts To Volunteers, Cindy Williams Apr 2018

From Conscripts To Volunteers, Cindy Williams

Naval War College Review

Since the Cold War ended, twelve of NATO’s twenty-six member states have suspended compulsory military service or announced plans to phase it out, thus joining the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Luxembourg in the family of nations with all-volunteer armed forces (AVFs). Most of NATO’s other members are deeply reducing the number of conscripts they call up each year, relying increasingly on volunteers to fill their military ranks.


Terrorism And The New Security Dilemma, Philip G. Cerny Apr 2018

Terrorism And The New Security Dilemma, Philip G. Cerny

Naval War College Review

Since 11 September 2001, the primary focus of American foreign policy has os- tensibly been the “war on terror,” although the George W. Bush administra- tion has also given priority to other objectives, such as Iraq and national missile defense. This emphasis on the threat of terrorism is extremely valuable for ana- lytical purposes, because it draws attention to key aspects of security today—in particular the central paradox of how to deal with the increasingly diffuse char- acter of threats with the means available to state actors, in what is still to a large extent an interstate system.


President’S Forum, J.L. Shuford Apr 2018

President’S Forum, J.L. Shuford

Naval War College Review

These have been several very busy months since I was installed as the President of the Naval War College. To be serving in a position once held by Admirals Alfred Thayer Mahan, Raymond Spruance, and Stansfield Turner (among others) is very humbling but also exciting. I return to the College at a time when the need for military leaders able to think critically and shape the future has never been greater.


The Death Of The Grown-Up: How America’S Arrested Development Is Bringing Down Western Civilization, Jeffrey H. Norwitz, Diana West Apr 2018

The Death Of The Grown-Up: How America’S Arrested Development Is Bringing Down Western Civilization, Jeffrey H. Norwitz, Diana West

Naval War College Review

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Psychological Warfare In The Intifada: Israeli And Palestinian Media Politics And Military Strategies, Robert L. Perry, Ron Schleifer Apr 2018

Psychological Warfare In The Intifada: Israeli And Palestinian Media Politics And Military Strategies, Robert L. Perry, Ron Schleifer

Naval War College Review

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Geopolitics And The Great Powers In The Twenty-First Century: Multipolarity And The Revolution In Strategic Perspective, Stephen B. Smith, C. Dale Walton Apr 2018

Geopolitics And The Great Powers In The Twenty-First Century: Multipolarity And The Revolution In Strategic Perspective, Stephen B. Smith, C. Dale Walton

Naval War College Review

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China’S Future Nuclear Submarine Force, Alan Wachman, Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, William S. Murray, Andrew R. Wilson Apr 2018

China’S Future Nuclear Submarine Force, Alan Wachman, Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, William S. Murray, Andrew R. Wilson

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Research & Debate—The Unvarnished Truth: The Debate On The Law Of The Sea Convention, William L. Schachte Jr. Apr 2018

Research & Debate—The Unvarnished Truth: The Debate On The Law Of The Sea Convention, William L. Schachte Jr.

Naval War College Review

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The “Triangle Of Death”—Medical Sustainability In Expeditionary Sea-Based Operations, Arthur M. Smith Apr 2018

The “Triangle Of Death”—Medical Sustainability In Expeditionary Sea-Based Operations, Arthur M. Smith

Naval War College Review

Sea bases and the joint forces operating from them must be ready for numerous and severe casualties—and yet they will neither possess nor be close to sophisticated medical resources. Without timely delivery of care, the result is increased mortality and morbidity of combat casualties. How will the sick and combat wounded receive proper treatment?