1st Edition

The Dynamics of Coalition Naval Warfare The Special Relationship at Sea

By Steven Paget Copyright 2018
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the dynamics of coalition naval operations. Since the end of the Second World War, few nations possess the capacity for large scale, sustained and independent naval operations; and even those that do, such as the USA, often find it economically, militarily and politically expedient to act multilaterally. As such, coalition naval operations increasingly became the norm... Read more

Preface, Tim Benbow

1. Introduction

2. Creating the Partnership: Korea

3. Testing the Partnership: Interoperability during the Korean War

4. Pacific Partners: The Vietnam War

5. Breaking the Commonwealth Shackles: Challenges to Seventh Fleet Integration

6. Naval Band of Brothers: RAN, RN and USN Cooperation during Operation Iraqi Freedom

7. Long-standing Partners, New Challenges: Interoperability during OIF

8. Conclusion: Wither the Ties that Bind?

Biography

Steven Paget is a Senior Fellow in Strategy at the University of Portsmouth, UK.