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Essays In Naval History, From Medieval To Modern, John B. Hattendorf, N. A.M. Rodger

Naval War College Review

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Dewey At Manila Bay—Lessons In Operational Art And Operational Leadership From America’S First Fleet Admiral, Derek B. Granger

Naval War College Review

Admiral George Dewey, his great victory at Manila Bay over a century ago, and even the Spanish-American War receive little attention, from either historians of naval warfare or its practitioners. But the nature of the challenges he faced, how he approached them, and how his career had prepared him to succeed so well are in fact highly relevant to the U.S. Navy’s present environment.

Operations Assessment In Afghanistan Is Broken—What Is To Be Done?, Stephen Downes-Martin

Naval War College Review

The operations assessments process in Afghanistan is untrustworthy and places at risk the credibility of commanders who support its products. But regional commanders have the authority and means to fix it.

Why Operations Assessments Fail—It’S Not Just The Metrics, Jonathan Schroden

Naval War College Review

In any military campaign it is necessary to measure how well one is doing; in unconventional, counterinsurgency warfare, measuring progress is especially difficult; and in Afghanistan, the attempt to do so is doing more harm than good, and for fundamental reasons.

Three Disputes And Three Objectives—China And The South China Sea, Peter Dutton

Naval War College Review

The complex disputes of the globally important South China Sea sort themselves into three categories, each with its own parties, rule sets, and politics. Unfortunately, states are pursuing win-lose solutions to all three, when win-win problem solving based on mutuality and commonality of interests is necessary and possible.

Sea Basing—Concept, Issues, And Recommendations, Sam J. Tangredi

Naval War College Review

In a flat or shrinking defense budget, resources for the joint capability of sea basing will become contentious. However, a prudent strategy for the United States in uncertain times is to balance long-range capabilities based in the continental United States with highly maneuverable and well defended sea bases.

The Future Of The Future Of Aircraft Carriers, Robert C. Rubel

Naval War College Review

As the geopolitical, technological, and budgetary environments change, the question of whether aircraft carriers will still be needed, and if so of what kind and how many, becomes urgent. The best way to approach it is in terms of how they are actually used and how they could be.

President’S Forum—Why Newport?, John N. Christenson

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.

From The Editors, Carnes Lord

Naval War College Review

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Full Autumn 2011 Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

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Summer 2011 Review, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

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The Battle For China: Essays On The Military History Of The Sino-Japanese Warof 1937–1945, Robert Burrell

Naval War College Review

The title of this book appropriately sug- gests a degree of ambiguity regarding the actors fighting over the territorial integrity and cultural identity of China. The interplay of imperial Japan, Na- tionalist and Communist Chinese, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and the United States from 1937 through 1945 creates a terrain challenging to navigate with historical accuracy and objective truth. The conflicting view- points on these contentious events have proved difficult, and perhaps impossible, material from which to develop a definitive narrative. Consequently, the editors have chosen to avoid illusions of defining the “facts” of the matter, instead offering a …

Brute: The Life Of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine, Nicholas Evan Sarantakes

Naval War College Review

Victor “Brute” Krulak is a legend within the U.S. Marine Corps. That may be a cliché, but it is true. This reviewer personally witnessed this phenomenon at the Naval War College, in Newport, Rhode Island, nearly four decades after Krulak left the service. While delivering a lecture at the College, I flashed a pic- ture of Krulak on the screen. Instantly, audience members began to call out Krulak’s nickname—“Brute! Brute!” The fact that Krulak’s son became Commandant of the Corps only en- hanced his reputation. The funny thing about Krulak’s being so admired is that he never held a major …

Book Reviews, The U.S Naval War College

Naval War College Review

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Six Amazing Years, Robert F. Dunn

Naval War College Review

In only six years—1958–63, an era when the Navy operated some of the most challenging new aircraft in its history—the service cut its major-mishap rate in more than half. How?

The “Other” Law Of The Sea, Andrew J. Norris

Naval War College Review

The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea established a framework for legal governance of the world’s oceans and codified important principles. The vital details, however, are filled in by an array of widely accepted and broadly effective international treaties and mechanisms—the “other” law of the sea.

A New Carrier Race?, Yoji Koda

Naval War College Review

The recently commissioned JS Hyuga—a multirole, through-deck, helicopter-carrying destroyer— is the product of a Japanese naval concept that originated in the early postwar years, in the framework of the new constitution and the U.S.-Japanese alliance.

From The Sea, Daniel J. Kostecka

Naval War College Review

China’s navy currently possesses only a modest long-range force-projection capability. But between now and 2020, aircraft carriers and new amphibious assault ships will give it a robust capacity for force projection in East Asia and smaller missions farther afield—especially for, or in support of, nontraditional security operations.

From The Editors, The U.S Naval War College

Naval War College Review

On 2 March 2011, the Type 054A Jiangkai II–class guided missile frigate Xuzhou arrived off the coast of Libya after transiting the Suez Canal to oversee the evacu- ation of the thousands of Chinese civilians working in that country’s oil indus- try. This was evidently the first time a Chinese warship had ever entered the Mediterranean. There is thus a particular timeliness to our lead article, Daniel J. Kostecka’s “From the Sea: PLA Doctrine and the Employment of Sea-Based Airpower.” Through an analysis of doctrinal and academic writings on this sub- ject, the author explores current Chinese thinking concerning the …

Breach Of Faith: A Lack Of Policy For Responding To Data Breaches And What The Government Should Do About It, Jared Burns

Florida Law Review

One data breach in the summer of 2015 against the United States government cost taxpayers more than $350 million. Since 2005, the U.S. government has lost more than 183 million personnel records and countless files containing sensitive information. Despite all of this, the government has failed to create a policy for responding to data breaches. As proof of a lack of any clear policy, this Note analyzes two recent breaches against the government and explains how the responses, or lack thereof, are at opposite ends of the response continuum.

This Note creates a policy for government response to data breaches. …

Relationships Between Cattle And Biodiversity In Multiuse Landscape Revealed By Kenya Long-Term Exclosure Experiment, Truman P. Young, Lauren M. Porensky, Corinna Riginos, Kari E. Veblen, Wilfred O. Odadi, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Grace K. Charles, Hillary S. Young

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

On rangelands worldwide, cattle interact with many forms of biodiversity, most obviously with vegetation and other large herbivores. Since 1995, we have been manipulating the presence of cattle, mesoherbivores, and megaherbivores (elephants and giraffes) in a series of eighteen 4-ha (10-acre) plots at the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment. We recently (2013) crossed these treatments with small-scale controlled burns. These replicated experimental treatments simulate different land management practices. We seek to disentangle the complex relationships between livestock and biodiversity in a biome where worldwide, uneasy coexistence is the norm. Here, we synthesize more than 20 yr of data to address three …

Reflections On Reading, John E. Jackson

Naval War College Review

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Winning At War: Seven Keys To Military Victory Throughout History, Paul C. Krajeski, Christian P. Potholm

Naval War College Review

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Living Weapons: Biological Warfare And International Security, Albert J. Shimkus Jr., Gregory D. Koblentz

Naval War College Review

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U.S. Strategy In Africa: Africom, Terrorism, And Security Challenges, Jonathan Stevenson, David J. Francis

Naval War College Review

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The Quiet Warrior Back In Newport—Admiral Spruance, The Return To The Naval War College, And The Lessons Of The Pacific War, 1946–1947, Hal M. Friedman

Naval War College Review

On assuming the presidency of the Naval War College immediately after World War II, Admiral Raymond Spruance called upon the United States to maintain a balanced operational fleet, an adequate afloat train and shore-base system, and a first-rate merchant marine—all as elements of a total, integrated package of American sea power.

Alliance Naval Strategies And Norway In The Final Years Of The Cold War, Jacob Børresen

Naval War College Review

From the mid-1980s until the end of the Cold War, Norway found itself a major focus of U.S. and NATO maritime strategy, an exposed position that brought conundrums of internal politics, foreign relations, and multinational military and naval doctrine.

Hiding In Plain Sight—The U.S. Navy And Dispersed Operations Under Emcon, 1956–1972, Robert G. Angevine

Naval War College Review

As U.S. naval forces increasingly operate under the threat of antiship ballistic-missile attack while relying on rapid communication and information exchange, potential adversaries are likely to seek to target those forces and disrupt their communications and networks. Principles the U.S. Navy developed and practiced in the Cold War may still be workable responses.

The Development Of The Angled-Deck Aircraft Carrier—Innovation And Adaptation, Thomas C. Hone, Norman Friedman, Mark D. Mandeles

Naval War College Review

In the years immediately after World War II, three British innovations—the angled flight deck, steam catapult, and optical landing aid—enabled the modern aircraft carrier. How did the U.S. Navy take such quick advantage of them, and why were they not American innovations in the first place?

From Bottle Rockets To Lightning Bolts—China’S Missile Revolution And Pla Strategy Against U.S. Military Intervention, Vitaliy O. Pradun

Naval War College Review

The United States has long considered that China’s military limitations would restrict it, in case of a conflict over Taiwan, to “access denial” against intervening U.S. forces. But the evidence suggests that China’s emerging strategy and force structure is actually much more ambitious, direct, and dangerous.