Writing to think : the intellectual journey of a naval career / Robert C. Rubel.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Rubel, Robert C., author.

Contributor:

Naval War College (U.S.). Center for Naval Warfare Studies, issuing body.

Naval War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Series:

Newport paper ; no. 41.

Newport paper ; no. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval strategy.

Naval aviation.

Unified operations (Military science).

War games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Intellectual journey of a naval career

Place of Publication:

Newport, Rhode Island : Naval War College Press, 2014.

Summary:

The purpose of this volume is to honor the work and thought of Robert C. Rubel, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.). Since his retirement from the Navy, Robert (a.k.a. "Barney") Rubel has held senior positions in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies (CNWS), in the Naval War College, in Newport, Rhode Island -- first as deputy dean, then as chairman of the War Gaming Department, and finally (since 2006) as dean. During this period, not only has he presided effectively over a complex (and in many ways anomalous) institution, but he has found the time to create a substantial body of published writings about naval warfare and war, or strategy generally. In the process, he has quietly established himself as one of the Navy's most innovative and wide-ranging thinkers. This volume brings together a selection of Rubel's short papers from over the last decade and a half. Viewed as a single body of thought, they gain in weight from being read and considered together. It is hoped, therefore, that this volume will provide a basis for a better and more enduring appreciation of Rubel's contribution to the intellectual capital of today's Navy.

Contents:

Part One: Naval strategy. The new maritime strategy : the rest of the story

The Navy's changing force paradigm

Talking about sea control

Command of the sea : an old concept resurfaces in a new form

Navies and economic prosperity : the new logic of sea power

Defense of the system : changing the geometry of great power competition

Part Two: Naval aviation. The U.S. Navy's transition to jets

The future of aircraft carriers

Pigeon holes and paradigm shifts : getting the most out of unmanned aircraft

Tales from the platform

Part Three: Joint operations. Gettysburg and Midway : historical parallels in operational command

Principles of jointness

Slicing the onion differently : seapower and the levels of war

Getting a grip on tailored deterrence : the world of conflict management

Part Four: War gaming. The forms of warfare : integrating ethos and warfighting

War-gaming network-centric warfare

The epistemology of war gaming.

Notes:

"February 2014"--Page ii.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (USNWC, viewed February 21, 2014).

OCLC:

870899149