1st Edition

Maritime Strategy and Sea Control Theory and Practice

By Milan Vego Copyright 2016
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control. During times of war, sea control, or the ability of combatants to enjoy naval dominance, plays a crucial role in that side’s ability to attain overall victory. This book explains and analyzes in much greater detail sea control in all its complexities, and describes the main methods of obtaining and... Read more

Preface 1. Strategic Framework 2. Sea Control 3. Obtaining and Maintaining Sea Control 4. Destroying the Enemy's Forces by A Decisive Action at Sea 5. Destroying Enemy's Forces by a Decisive Action at their Bases 6. Destroying Enemy Forces Over Time 7. Containing Enemy Forces 8. Choke Point Control 9. Capturing Important Enemy Positions/Basing Areas

Biography

Milan Vego is Professor of Operations at the Naval War College, Rhode Island, USA, and the author of ten books including Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas (Routledge 2003), and Operational Warfare at Sea (Routledge 2008).