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Learning war : the evolution of fighting doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945 / Trent Hone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hone, Trent, author.
- Series:
- Studies in naval history and sea power
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy.
- Naval tactics.
- History.
- Naval strategy.
- Military doctrine.
- Naval tactics--Study and teaching.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--History--20th century.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Training of.
- Naval tactics--Study and teaching--United States.
- Military doctrine--United States--History--20th century.
- Naval strategy--History--20th century.
- Naval tactics--History--20th century.
- Armed Forces--Officers--Training of.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 402 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Learning War examines the U.S. Navy's doctrinal development from 1898-1945 and explains why the Navy in that era was so successful as an organization at fostering innovation. Trent Hone argues that the Navy created a sophisticated learning system in the early years of the twentieth century that led to repeated innovations in the development of surface warfare tactics and doctrine. This book draws profoundly important conclusions that give new insight, not only into how the Navy succeeded in becoming the best naval force in the world, but also into how modern organizations can exploit today's rapid technological and social changes in their pursuit of success."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: complex adaptive systems and military doctrine
- A professional officer corps
- The gunnery system
- Plans and doctrine before World War I
- The interwar learning system
- Heuristics at Guadalcanal
- The CIC
- Victory in the Pacific
- Epilogue: the cost of war.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hone, Trent. Learning war.
- ISBN:
- 9781682472934
- 1682472930
- OCLC:
- 1005453782
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