The U.S. Naval Institute on naval strategy / edited by Thomas J. Cutler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cutler, Thomas J., 1947- editor.

United States Naval Institute, issuing body.

Series:

U. S Naval Institute Wheel Book

U.S. Naval Institute Wheel Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Officers' handbooks.

United States.

Naval strategy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

United States Naval Institute on naval tactics

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Wheel books" were once found in the uniform pockets of virtually all junior officers and many senior petty officers. Each small notebook was unique to the Sailor carrying it, but all had in common a collection of data and wisdom that the individual deemed useful in the effective execution of his or her duties. Often used as a substitute for experience among neophytes and as a portable library of reference information for more experienced personnel, those weathered pages contained everything from the time of the next tide, to leadership hints from a respected chief petty officer, to the color coding of the phone-and-distance line used in underway replenishments. In that same tradition, the Naval Institute has created and aptly named the Wheel Book series, portable libraries culled from USNI's vast array of information that has accumulated for more than a century. Articles from the Institute's flagship publication Proceedings are combined with selections from USNI's oral history program and from Naval Institute Press books to create unique guides on a wide array of relevant professional subjects. Just as the "wheel books" of yesterday served the fleet well, the Naval Institute Wheel Books of today provide supplemental information, pragmatic advice, and cogent analysis on topics important to modern naval professionals. The Dictionary of Modern Strategy and Tactics describes strategy as having "a permanent nature, but an ever-changing character." For more than a century, both the nature and the character of this essential discipline have been explored in depth by contributors to the Naval Institute's magazines, books, and oral histories. Drawing from those powerful resources, this carefully selected collection makes clear why naval strategy has always straddled the boundaries between art and science and why its study and employment are essential

components of the sea service profession.

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1. ""Presence"" ; 2. ""MIssions of the U.S. Navy"" ; 3. ""National Policy and the Transoceanic Navy"" ; 4. ""Make the World Become Your Vision"" ; 5. ""Crafting a 'Good' Strategy"" ; 6. ""The Global Maritime Coalition"" ; 7. ""Why 1914 Still Matters"" ; 8. ""The Strategy of the World War and the Lessons of the Effort of the United States"" ; 9. ""Getting Sea Control Right"" ; 10. ""Cede No Water: Strategy, Littorals, and Flotillas"" ; 11. ""On Maritime Strategy"" ; 12. ""Beyond the Sea and Jointness"" ; 13. ""Win Without Fighting""

14. ""Notes on Strategy"" 15. ""Requiem for Strategic Planning?""; Index ; About the Editor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: U.S. Naval Institute on naval strategy.

ISBN:

1-61251-888-5

0-87021-113-7

OCLC:

947265792