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Guerrilla, Charles W. Thayer Jul 2018

Guerrilla, Charles W. Thayer

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


They Fought Alone, John Keats Jul 2018

They Fought Alone, John Keats

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


School Of Naval Warfare: Sino-Indian Border Dispute—1962, Joseph R. Stauffer Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Sino-Indian Border Dispute—1962, Joseph R. Stauffer

Naval War College Review

On 20 October 1962, Chinese Communist forces launched large-scale attacks against Indian outposts at several points along the northern frontier of India.


The Inchon Landing: A Case Study In Amphibious Planning, Robert D. Heinl Jul 2018

The Inchon Landing: A Case Study In Amphibious Planning, Robert D. Heinl

Naval War College Review

The landing at Inchon in September 1950 is one of the most dramatic such transitions from defense to attack in the annals of war.


School Of Naval Warfare: Western Democratic Government In Theory And Practice, David D. Warren Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Western Democratic Government In Theory And Practice, David D. Warren

Naval War College Review

Yet the paradox is that, despite democracy's universal appeal today, only a minority of the world's population lives under democratic systems of government.


Staff And Faculty: War Gaming And The Navy Electronic Warfare Simulator, Francis J. Mchugh Jul 2018

Staff And Faculty: War Gaming And The Navy Electronic Warfare Simulator, Francis J. Mchugh

Naval War College Review

War gaming was introduced into the Naval War College some 80 years ago. In those early days there were three types of games: the duel, the tactical, and the strategic. The duel game simulated a conflict between two battleships; the tactical game, the interactions between two fleets; and the strategic game simulated a naval campaign.


School Of Naval Warfare: Diversity In Eastern Europe: Cohesion And Disunity, Andrew Gyorgy Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Diversity In Eastern Europe: Cohesion And Disunity, Andrew Gyorgy

Naval War College Review

Although the recent comment on the East European political scene that "Moscow's overwhelming...power is a diminish­ing and often unusable asset in keeping the former satellites in line" is essentially correct, Soviet­ East European relations are far too complex to be summarized in one broad value-judgment of this type.


School Of Naval Warfare: Where Shall We Build The New Sea-Level Canal?, William F. Clune Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Where Shall We Build The New Sea-Level Canal?, William F. Clune

Naval War College Review

The Panama Canal is nearing the end of its days, and the need for a new canal is growing as each year passes.


School Of Naval Warfare: Flexibility—Key To Overseas Support, Warren A. Skon Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Flexibility—Key To Overseas Support, Warren A. Skon

Naval War College Review

The term overseas support as used herein will have broader application. In addition to mobile sea and air support, it embraces each type of military shore facility supporting our national interests from the smallest resident office or antenna site to tbe sprawling, multipurpose naval base.


School Of Naval Warfare: U.S. Strategic Involvement In The Middle East, Edwin M. Wright Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: U.S. Strategic Involvement In The Middle East, Edwin M. Wright

Naval War College Review

Why couldn't the United States stay out of this area? The answer lies in three phases of international life. We are involved because of (I) geography, (II) world economy and (Ill) certain cultural factors that can best be described in psychocultural terms.


School Of Naval Warfare: U.S. Objectives And Treaty Organizations In Asia And The Western Pacific, Russell H. Fifield Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: U.S. Objectives And Treaty Organizations In Asia And The Western Pacific, Russell H. Fifield

Naval War College Review

In an analysis of the American alliances in the Far East and Western Pacific, one should begin with a consideration of the strategic importance of the free countries of that area to the United States, and then turn to the objectives of Peking and Washington toward them.


School Of Naval Warfare: Broad-Shouldered Heavy Lift Mobility, David L. Mcdonald Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Broad-Shouldered Heavy Lift Mobility, David L. Mcdonald

Naval War College Review

But even so, the long logistic support lines to South Vietnam have once again brought out the fact that the heavy lift mobility-without which no military effort-ancient or modern-can be sustained, must rely upon water transportation.


School Of Naval Warfare: Current Soviet Military Strategy, Richard F. Staar Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Current Soviet Military Strategy, Richard F. Staar

Naval War College Review

I would like to discuss in my introduction the evolution of Soviet military doctrine in three phases since the end of World War II. I will speak very briefly of the first and second phases and then concentrate on the current phase.


Electronics Warfare Concept, James C. Aller Jul 2018

Electronics Warfare Concept, James C. Aller

Naval War College Review

The complexities of electronic warfare often discourage the amateur from attempting to understand the basic concepts involved. These concepts have retained their validity over the broad sweep of history, but the techniques for achieving them have changed dramatically in recent years.


The School Of Naval Warfare, James A. Barber Jr. Jul 2018

The School Of Naval Warfare, James A. Barber Jr.

Naval War College Review

In today's Naval War College, the direct descendant of the original school is the present senior course, the School of Naval Warfare, which is the highest educational institution in the U.S. Navy.


The "Un-American" Weapon, L. J. Fitzgerald, Elliot Harris Jul 2018

The "Un-American" Weapon, L. J. Fitzgerald, Elliot Harris

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Eighty Years Of War Gaming, Francis J. Mchugh Jul 2018

Eighty Years Of War Gaming, Francis J. Mchugh

Naval War College Review

As far as is known, Colomb's Game was the first naval war game. Invented by Captain Colomb of the British Navy in 1878, it appeared 54 years after Lieutenant von Reisswitz's "War Game of Prussia," the first of the land warfare games.


Mahan: The Man, His Writings And Philosophy, Jack E. Godfrey Jul 2018

Mahan: The Man, His Writings And Philosophy, Jack E. Godfrey

Naval War College Review

It is not my purpose to preach Mahan's gospel; rather it is to introduce you to the man, his writings and his philosophy of seapower—hopefully to stir your interest in studying him further this year.


The Dirty Wars: Guerrilla Actions And Other Forms Of Unconventional Warfare, H. K. Simpson, Donald B. Robinson Jul 2018

The Dirty Wars: Guerrilla Actions And Other Forms Of Unconventional Warfare, H. K. Simpson, Donald B. Robinson

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


President's Notes: Challenge!, Richard G. Colbert Jul 2018

President's Notes: Challenge!, Richard G. Colbert

Naval War College Review

This year students in all three resident schools, Naval Warfare, Command and Staff, and the Naval Command Course, heard a series of 13 lectures by some of the foremost international law professors and practitioners from this nation and Canada.


Counter-Lnsurgency Operations; Techniques Of Guerrilla Warfare, R. N. Peterson, Julian Paget Jul 2018

Counter-Lnsurgency Operations; Techniques Of Guerrilla Warfare, R. N. Peterson, Julian Paget

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Current Concepts And Philosophy Of Warfare, Raymond G. O'Connor Jul 2018

Current Concepts And Philosophy Of Warfare, Raymond G. O'Connor

Naval War College Review

This morning I'm supposed to talk about current concepts and philosophy of warfare, and I want to begin by observing that it's more appropriate for me to be talking on today's topic than it was to be speaking on that of yesterday.


The Role Of The Tracked Amphibian In Modern Amphibious Warfare, Robert C. Caldwell Jun 2018

The Role Of The Tracked Amphibian In Modern Amphibious Warfare, Robert C. Caldwell

Naval War College Review

The development of the tracked amphibian in the years immediately preceding World War II made the island-hopping campaigns of the Pacific War feasible. However, the development of guided missiles, tactical nuclear weapons, and mechanized divisions has made the traditional tactics of amphibious operations increasingly vulnerable.


A Response To Z-Gram 62, Theodore R. Swartz Jun 2018

A Response To Z-Gram 62, Theodore R. Swartz

Naval War College Review

In response to Z-gram 62, two student forums—one representing the College of Naval Command and Staff and the second the College of Naval Warfare—were established at the War College to discuss possible means of improving the Navy along the lines being pursued by the Chief of Naval Operations.


Mining: A Naval Strategy, Andrew Patterson Jr. Jun 2018

Mining: A Naval Strategy, Andrew Patterson Jr.

Naval War College Review

The following historic narrative and analysis offer the reader not only a valuable review of past successes and failures of mine campaigns, but also a series of unique insights into possible roles for the mine in contemporary warfare.


Admiral Raymond A. Spruance And The Naval War College Part Ii—From Student To Warrior, Thomas B. Buell Jun 2018

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance And The Naval War College Part Ii—From Student To Warrior, Thomas B. Buell

Naval War College Review

Part II of this biography picks up with a letter of reprimand that Commander Spruance had received from the Secretary of the Navy. His experiences as a student and two subsequent tours on the faculty of the Naval War College made him a master artisan in the profession of naval warfare.


The Laws Of Air Warfare: Are There Any?, Hamilton Desaussure Jun 2018

The Laws Of Air Warfare: Are There Any?, Hamilton Desaussure

Naval War College Review

At the present time there is virtually a complete lack of codified international law concerning the rules of aerial warfare. As a result there exist no generally accepted norms regarding such matters as target selection, weapons, or the status of captured aircrewmen.


Correspondence Course Descriptions, Robert M. Laske Jun 2018

Correspondence Course Descriptions, Robert M. Laske

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.


Mine Warfare And International Law, Howard S. Levie Jun 2018

Mine Warfare And International Law, Howard S. Levie

Naval War College Review

The insufficiency in which the 1907 Hague Peace Conference was able to deal with the problem of placing some international controls on mine warfare at sea is amply demonstrated in the mining campaigns of both World Wars.


President's Notes: Challenge!, B. J. Semmes Jr. Jun 2018

President's Notes: Challenge!, B. J. Semmes Jr.

Naval War College Review

Since its establishment in 1884, the U.S. Naval War College has provided advanced education in the science of naval warfare and related subjects to hundreds of senior naval officers, enhancing their professional competence for higher command responsibilities.