348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
348 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on the theory and practice of maritime strategy and operations by the weaker powers at sea. Illustrated by examples from naval and military history, the book explains and analyzes the strategies of the weaker side at sea in both peacetime and wartime; in defense versus offense; the main prerequisites for disputing control of the sea; and the conceptual framework of disputing... Read more
1. Strategic Framework 2. Defense vs. Offensive 3. Prerequisites 4. Disputing Sea Control 5. Avoiding/Seeking a Decisive Encounter 6. Weakening the Enemy's Naval Forces Over Time 7. Counter-Containment 8. Destroying the Enemy Military-Economic Potential at Sea 9. Attack on the Enemy's Coast 10. Defense of the Coast 11. Defense/Capturing of Important Positions/Basing Areas 12. Defense /Capturing A Choke Point
Biography
Milan Vego is ADM R.K. Turner Professor of Operational Art at the Naval War College, Rhode Island, U.S.A, and the author of a dozen books including, most recently, Operational Warfare at Sea: Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. (Routledge 2017).
