United States Naval Power in a Changing World

United States Naval Power in a Changing World

by Bickford Hooper
United States Naval Power in a Changing World

United States Naval Power in a Changing World

by Bickford Hooper

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Overview

This work presents a selective review of naval power, changes in power that have occured over time, and the employment of that power during peace and war times. The volume arose from Hooper's concern over national military policies that seem to ignore the lessons of the past and demonstrate a lack of understanding of the continued relevance of naval power. Hooper pays particular attention to naval policy; naval capabilities and mission; determinants and influence of naval power; management of naval affairs; exercise of command over operating forces; and interservice relationships.

United States Naval Power in a Changing World presents a selective review of naval power, changes in power that have occured over time, and the employment of that power during peace and war times. The volume arose from Hooper's concern over national military policies that seem to ignore the lessons of the past and demonstrate a lack of understanding of the continued relevance of naval power. Hooper pays particular attention to naval policy; naval capabilities and mission; determinants and influence of naval power; management of naval affairs; exercise of command over operating forces; and interservice relationships.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780275927387
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 11/11/1988
Pages: 310
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

VICE-ADMIRAL EDWIN B. HOOPER had a long career as a naval officer, retiring as vice admiral in 1970 and then returbaning to active service as director of naval history and curator for the Navy Department until 1977. He had broad experience in command at sea, amphibious forces, logistics, and research and development. Naval credits included a Bronze Star for his gunnery when the USS Washington sank the Japanese battleship Kirishima in a night battle at Guadalcanal. He served as commander of fleet oiler Waccamaw, the destroyer tender Sierra, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-six, and Amphibious Group One.

Table of Contents

Basic Considerations
Part I: The Early Years
Naval Power and Winning Independence
Consequences of Neglect
Part II: The Transitional Period
Coming of Age
Advancing Technology
The Role of Naval Power in Preserving the Union
Inland Waters
Concluding of Warfare between the States Developments in Iron-clad Ships and Torpedoes Continuing Riverine War in the West
The Postwar Period
Part III: The New Navy
Beginnings of the New Navy
Warfare Against a European Power
Prelude to Another War
Part IV: Two World Wars
The Great War
America Enters the War
Between Wars
Another Global War
The Crucial War at Sea
A Two-Ocean War
Turbaning the Tide
World War II: The Final Phases
Part V: The Nuclear Age
The Cold War
Erosion
Limited War
The New Look
Naval Influence
Flexible Response
The Shifting Balance of Sea Power
Part VI: The Future
The Past Is Prologue
Requisites

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