<p><span>This updated new edition of </span><span>Understanding Naval Warfare</span><span> offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates, set within the context of relevant history. </
Understanding naval warfare
โ Scribed by Ian Speller
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 255
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of illustrations
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
PART I Concepts of naval warfare and maritime power
1 The nature of the maritime operating environment
2 Maritime strategy and naval warfare 1
3 Maritime strategy and naval warfare 2
4 Naval diplomacy
5 Putting theory into practice
PART II Contemporary practice
6 Combat operations at sea: sea control and sea denial
7 Combat operations at sea: exploiting sea control
8 Combat operations from the sea
9 Maritime security and the maintenance of good order at sea
10 Contemporary naval policy and future practice
Conclusion
Appendix One: Maritime warfare areas
Appendix Two: Abbreviations for types of ship and submarine
Appendix Three: A sample of world navies in 2017
Select bibliography
Index
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