1st Edition
Coalition Navies during the Korean War Understanding Combined Naval Operations
This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War. It highlights that, despite being predominantly a land war, navies played a vital part. Moreover, the naval war was not solely a U.S. operation. Smaller navies from many countries made important contributions both in supporting the United States and carrying out independent and combined naval operations. This subject holds special importance since current Western strategic thinking and capabilities emphasise the necessity of combined naval operations involving multiple navies in any potential future naval conflict. The example set by the Korean War therefore offers valuable insights into the operational and strategic problems, and benefits and opportunities of contemporary and future combined coalition naval operations.
Notes on Contributors vii
Abbreviations x
List of Tables xii
Foreword xiii
1 Introduction: The Naval War in Korea and Combined Naval Operations 1
IAN BOWERS
2 Small Navies in Naval Coalition Operations 14
DEBORAH SANDERS
3 The U.S. Navy and Combined Naval Operations during the Korean War 27
CORBIN WILLIAMSON
4 The ROKN and Coalition Naval Operations in the Korean War 40
JIHOON YU AND ERIK FRENCH
5 Between Following and Leading: The Royal Navy and Coalition Operations in the Korean War 57
TIM BENBOW
6 Middle Power Aircraft Carriers: The Experience of the Royal Australian Navy in the Era of the Korean War 72
RICHARD DUNLEY
7 A Small but Significant Contribution: The Royal New Zealand Navy and the Korean War 84
STEVEN PAGET
8 The Royal Canadian Navy: Acute Operational Demands Amidst Force Structure Recapitalisation 99
TIMOTHY HIU-TUNG CHOI
9 Jutlandia: Danish Naval Diplomacy in the Korean War 112
ANDERS PUCK NIELSEN
Index 124
Biography
Ian Bowers is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Joint Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College, Denmark.
