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Reflections On Reading, John E. Jackson
Reflections On Reading, John E. Jackson
Naval War College Review
In October 2006, on the occasion of the 231st anniversary of the U.S. Navy, the service gave itself a birthday present, in the form of the Navy Professional Read- ing Program (NPRP). This multifaceted program replaced what had commonly been known as the “Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Reading List” and the “Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Reading List.” The CNO did not want a reading list, he wanted a reading program—the difference being a Navy commit- ment to making the books readily available in shipboard, squadron, and base li- braries, as opposed to simply identifying them for …
The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, And Davis In Themexican War, 1846–1848, William Calhoun
The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, And Davis In Themexican War, 1846–1848, William Calhoun
Naval War College Review
The English novelist C. S. Forester once observed, concerning soldiers in war, that it was a “coincidence that when destiny had so much to do she should find tools of such high quality ready to hand.” This comment aptly describes the human story line woven throughout The Training Ground, Martin Dugard’s spirited and nearly blow-by-blow ac- count of the major battles of the Mexi- can War. Dugard, author of The Last Voyage of Columbus (2005), has written a robust narrative of this conflict de- scribing President James K. Polk’s am- bition to expand the territory of the United States.
Charlie Wilson’S War: The Extraordinary Story Of How The Wildest Man Incongress And A Rogue Cia Agent Changed The History Of Our Times,, Gene Milowicki
Charlie Wilson’S War: The Extraordinary Story Of How The Wildest Man Incongress And A Rogue Cia Agent Changed The History Of Our Times,, Gene Milowicki
Naval War College Review
A longtime best seller in its tenth printing, this important book received a boost in December 2007 when the popular movie of the same name brought this story—CIA’s secret proxy war in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union— to the big screen. Crile’s painstaking account of the complex chain of events and of the powerful personalities that produced the most successful covert war in U.S. history is the result of extensive research, countless interviews, travel, and personal interaction with most of the key characters in this real- life drama.
Entering The Dragon’S Lair: Chinese Antiaccess Strategies Andtheir Implications For The United States,, Andrew Erickson
Entering The Dragon’S Lair: Chinese Antiaccess Strategies Andtheir Implications For The United States,, Andrew Erickson
Naval War College Review
This study has already attracted wide- spread attention from the policy com- munity and media, for good reason. The U.S. military appears poised to face challenges to its ability to maintain access to a variety of regional littoral areas, such as in the Persian Gulf. It is time for American planners to view the rising antiaccess challenge as part of a global problem that may require significant restructuring of U.S. platforms, deployment, diplomacy, and even, in a worst case, strategy and tactics.
Destroyer Captain: Lessons Of A First Command, Tom Fedyszyn
Destroyer Captain: Lessons Of A First Command, Tom Fedyszyn
Naval War College Review
The politically correct aspiration for all surface warfare officers is to attain to command at sea. Realistically, these of- ficers cannot begin to comprehend all its ramifications, but they viscerally know it is the Holy Grail. Reading Ad- miral Jim Stavridis’s Destroyer Captain is about as close as these officers will come to enjoying the ride until they ac- tually receive their orders to command. It is our great fortune that then- commander Stavridis scrupulously kept a journal during his days aboard USS Barry (DDG 52) (1993–95) and has of- fered to share his experiences with us.
Strategic Studies: A Reader, Jonathan Winkler
Strategic Studies: A Reader, Jonathan Winkler
Naval War College Review
Tom Mahnken and Joseph Maiolo will not be unfamiliar to readers of the Na- val War College Review or to students of strategy and policy. Mahnken, a former professor at the Naval War College, is currently visiting fellow and professo- rial lecturer in the Strategic Studies Pro- gram at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced In- ternational Studies; Maiolo is a senior lecturer in war studies at King’s College London. Seeking to enhance the teach- ing of this important subject, Mahnken and Maiolo have put together a collec- tion of previously published essays on the theory …
Striking First: Preemption And Prevention In International Conflict, Thomas Nichols
Striking First: Preemption And Prevention In International Conflict, Thomas Nichols
Naval War College Review
Even before the United States and its al- lies embarked on war in Iraq in 2003, the question of whether it is acceptable to strike enemies without clear provo- cation was an increasingly vexing one to policy makers, academics, and legal ex- perts. “Preemptive war” (attacking an enemy who is clearly about to strike you first) has always been an acceptable response to a dire and clear threat. But “preventive war” (striking a potential enemy while circumstances are favor- able to the attacker, or striking in early anticipation of a possible, or even only theoretical, threat) has traditionally been regarded …
Book Reviews, The U.S. Naval War College
Book Reviews, The U.S. Naval War College
Naval War College Review
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Through A Mirror Darkly, Richard J. Norton
Through A Mirror Darkly, Richard J. Norton
Naval War College Review
Trying to predict the nature of future wars is nothing new. Given the stakes, it is not surprising that efforts to pierce the barrier of warfare’s event horizon have long occupied security professionals. Accordingly, attempts to identify future enemies, theaters, tactics, and technologies have collectively represented an im- portant component in strategic planning. Intelligence estimates, personality profiles of potential enemy leaders, and war plans of every hue and dimension provide tangible evidence of these efforts.
Learning The Hard Way, John Callaway
Learning The Hard Way, John Callaway
Naval War College Review
The October 2000 terrorist attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the port of Aden, Yemen, is commonly viewed in the larger context of al-Qa‘ida’s September 11th campaign. Beyond the initial official investigations, the military force-protection context of the attack has largely been overlooked as analysts have traced the movements of al-Qa‘ida operatives who were traversing the globe at the time. But the proper context of the Cole bombing is a series of terrorist attacks against U.S. military forces abroad that started in 1983.
U.S. Navy Surface Battle Doctrine And Victory In The Pacific, Trent Hone
U.S. Navy Surface Battle Doctrine And Victory In The Pacific, Trent Hone
Naval War College Review
The basic strategic problems confronting the U.S. Navy during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s were how to move a large fleet across the Pacific, absorb or avoid Japanese attritional attacks, seize forward bases for further oper- ations, and retain sufficient fighting strength to defeat Japan’s Combined Fleet. Japanese and American policies in Asia were in conflict, and war was a possible result; the U.S. Navy planned to win by destroying Japan’s navy, imposing a blockade, and forcing Japan’s surrender.
The U.S. Navy, Jonathan Stevenson
The U.S. Navy, Jonathan Stevenson
Naval War College Review
Although Africa has long been a low strategic priority for the United States, Washington now has a sharp and pronounced strategic interest in protecting access to rich reserves of sub-Saharan oil and gas, mainly in the vicinity of the Gulf of Guinea, as part of its drive to reduce dependence on Middle East suppliers. By 2010, Africa’s share of U.S. oil imports could rise to 20 percent, and China has begun to engage the United States in a geopolitical contest for hydro- carbons and other economic and political benefits in sub-Saharan Africa.
Summer 2010 Review, The U.S. Naval War College
Summer 2010 Review, The U.S. Naval War College
Naval War College Review
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Crisis And Command: A History Of Executive Power From George Washington To George W. Bush, James P. Terry
Crisis And Command: A History Of Executive Power From George Washington To George W. Bush, James P. Terry
Naval War College Review
John Yoo’s most recent book is far more than a defense of the George W. Bush administration, which he served, as some of his many critics may find it. In fact, Crisis and Command is a carefully documented study of the exercise of presidential power from George Washington to President Obama. This is the last book in a trilogy by Yoo, the first two being The Powers of War and Peace (2005), which explains the founders’ original understanding of the foreign affairs power within the Constitution, and War by Other Means (2006), which discusses the law and logic behind the …
Arms And Innovation: Entrepreneurship And Alliances In The Twenty-First-Century Defense Industry, David Foster
Arms And Innovation: Entrepreneurship And Alliances In The Twenty-First-Century Defense Industry, David Foster
Naval War College Review
For decades, analysts have understood the non-market conditions of defense development and procurement. First, government-as-buyer and ultimate legal authority are atypical market constraints and, second, military weapons systems often have no commercial equivalents and may also have several unique component or material requirements—for example a one-off electronic component architecture.
China Goes To Sea: Maritime Transformation In Comparative Historical Perspective, Jeremy Black
China Goes To Sea: Maritime Transformation In Comparative Historical Perspective, Jeremy Black
Naval War College Review
The third book in the Naval Institute Press’s Studies in Chinese Maritime Development series is a collection of essays and case studies that is important not only for those working in naval studies and for sinologists, but also for scholars concerned with the idea of strategic culture and its application.
Book Reviews, The U.S Naval War College
Book Reviews, The U.S Naval War College
Naval War College Review
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Maritime Information-Sharing Strategy, Alberto A. Soto
Maritime Information-Sharing Strategy, Alberto A. Soto
Naval War College Review
Information sharing is a fundamental requirement for meeting most of the current challenges of international maritime security. During the gather- ing of naval and maritime authorities at the nineteenth International Sea Power Symposium, held during October 2009 at the U.S. Naval War College, this topic captured the attention of most of the international representatives. It has become obvious that, together with globalization, the multiple threats and challenges of the maritime environment have assumed a transnational nature and require a coordinated effort to address them.
Prospects For Indian And Pakistani Arms Control And Confidence-Building Measures, Feroz Hassan Khan
Prospects For Indian And Pakistani Arms Control And Confidence-Building Measures, Feroz Hassan Khan
Naval War College Review
The regional dynamic in South Asia is both extravagant and complicated. For centuries various empires have risen, thrived, and fallen, as numerous wars and clashes for control over resources spread across the geography. South Asian history writ large has seen hypothetical borders redrawn several times, leaving in question the viability of state control and perpetuating ethnic tensions. Though the great partition of India in 1947 ought to have politically resolved communal disharmony, the haste of British withdrawal created a geopolitical quagmire that has resulted in an “enduring rivalry” between the nations of India and Pakistan, one that has lasted for …
S-2: Options For The Pakistan Navy, Muhammad Azam Khan
S-2: Options For The Pakistan Navy, Muhammad Azam Khan
Naval War College Review
Around noon on 26 July 2009, Gurushuran Kaur, the wife of the Indian prime minister, broke a single coconut on the hull of a submarine in the fifteen- meter-deep Matsya dry dock at Visakhapatnam (also known as Vizag). The occasion marked the formal launch of India’s first indigenously built submarine, a six-thousand-ton nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) known as S-2—also as the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) and, more commonly, by its future name, INS Arihant(destroyer of the enemy).2 The launch ended for In- dia a journey stretching over three decades since the inauguration of the ATV program and including an eleven-year …
The Strategic Implications Of Obscurants, Thomas J. Culora
The Strategic Implications Of Obscurants, Thomas J. Culora
Naval War College Review
Throughout history, smoke has been used in various forms to obscure naval forces at sea. During prominent naval battles in the twentieth century, from Jutland in World War I to the U.S. Navy’s clash with imperial Japanese forces off Leyte in 1944, smoke literally contributed to “the fog of war” and added to the complexity and confusion of battle.1 But is there a role for smoke or other obscurants at sea in the radar-saturated, cyber-linked maritime environment of the twenty-first century? And what, if any, are the strategic implications of obscurants? This article will explore the latter question, leaving the …
The Zumwalt-Class Destroyer, George V. Galdorisi, Scott C. Truver
The Zumwalt-Class Destroyer, George V. Galdorisi, Scott C. Truver
Naval War College Review
The U.S. Navy’s decision to truncate procurement of the original fleet of thirty-two guided-missile destroyers of the Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class to just three ships does not diminish the value of the program to the United States as a technology bridge to the “Navy after Next.” Rarely has the Navy had such an opportunity to do just what the Chief of Naval Opera- tions (CNO), Admiral Gary Roughead, directed in early 2009: “To take advantage of the technologies, to learn from them” and to prepare the Navy for the un- certain “hybrid warfare” strategic environment of the future.
Chinese Missile Strategy And The U.S. Naval Presence In Japan, Toshi Yoshihara
Chinese Missile Strategy And The U.S. Naval Presence In Japan, Toshi Yoshihara
Naval War College Review
In recent years, defense analysts in the United States have substantially revised their estimates of China’s missile prowess. A decade ago, most observers rated Beijing’s ballistic missiles as inaccurate, blunt weapons limited to terrorizing ci- vilian populations. Today, the emerging consensus within the U.S. strategic community is that China’s arsenal can infl ict lethal harm with precision on a wide ange of military targets, including ports and airfi elds. As a consequence, many observers have jettisoned previously sanguine net assessments that conferred de- cisive, qualitative advantages to Taiwan in the cross-strait military balance. Indeed, the debates on China’s coercive power …
The Next Geographical Pivot, Caitlyn L. Antrim
The Next Geographical Pivot, Caitlyn L. Antrim
Naval War College Review
In the summer of 2007, when the Russian fl ag was placed on the ocean fl oor at the North Pole and the Arctic ice cover receded to the lowest extent ever recorded, the media sought story lines that would grab the public’s attention. Titles and headlines such as “Arctic Meltdown,” “A New Cold War,” and “Arctic Land Grab,” focusing on Russian activities in the Arctic, all fed a sense of competition, conflict, and crisis.
From The Editors, The U.S. Naval War College Press
From The Editors, The U.S. Naval War College Press
Naval War College Review
The often acrimonious debate over the nature and significance of global climate change shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. There can be little doubt that many have been too ready to accept extreme claims concerning the threat poten- tially posed by global warming and associated changes in global sea level and weather patterns. Nevertheless, there is one part of the world where rising temperatures in recent years have indeed dramatically affected the environment and posed clear new challenges and opportunities—the Arctic.
Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions And How To Keep It From Happening To You, Henry Kniskern, Sydney Finkelstein, Jo Whitehead, Andrew Campbell
Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions And How To Keep It From Happening To You, Henry Kniskern, Sydney Finkelstein, Jo Whitehead, Andrew Campbell
Naval War College Review
No abstract provided.
Network-Centric Warfare: How Navies Learned To Fight Smarter Through Three Wars, Peter Dombrowski, Norman Friedman
Network-Centric Warfare: How Navies Learned To Fight Smarter Through Three Wars, Peter Dombrowski, Norman Friedman
Naval War College Review
No abstract provided.
Israel: A Revolutionary Miracle In Palestine —The Rise Of Israel: A History Of A Revolutionary State—Israel And Its Army: From Cohesion To Confusion, Mackubin Thomas Owens, Jonathan Adelman, Stuart A. Cohen
Israel: A Revolutionary Miracle In Palestine —The Rise Of Israel: A History Of A Revolutionary State—Israel And Its Army: From Cohesion To Confusion, Mackubin Thomas Owens, Jonathan Adelman, Stuart A. Cohen
Naval War College Review
No abstract provided.
Pieces Of Eight—An Appraisal Of U.S. Counterpiracy Options In The Horn Of Africa, Lesley Anne Warner
Pieces Of Eight—An Appraisal Of U.S. Counterpiracy Options In The Horn Of Africa, Lesley Anne Warner
Naval War College Review
The key to success against piracy off the coast of Somalia lies in linking current sea-based counterpiracy methods with approaches designed to remedy the underlying instability ashore that produced piracy in the first place.
The U.S. Navy’S Transition To Jets, Robert C. Rubel
The U.S. Navy’S Transition To Jets, Robert C. Rubel
Naval War College Review
In this centennial year of naval aviation, it is interesting to observe that it has been jet powered for over half of its history. The transition was long and brutally expensive in terms of life and aircraft. However, it was, by any measure, a success.