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This classic work on naval tactics was published in 1804, the year before trafalgar put its advice and maxims to the supreme test. The remarkable thing about this book is that its author, the antiquarian and amateur scientist john clerk (1728-1812) – known as ‘clerk of eldin’ – was not a sailor, but a landlubber scot from a wealthy family who developed a theoretical interest in naval.
Alfred thayer mahan (/ m ə ˈ h æ n /; september 27, 1840 – december 1, 1914) was a united states naval officer and historian, whom john keegan called the most important american strategist of the nineteenth century.
Classic treatisefleet tactics, for example, begins by dismissing the utility of the concept of operational-level warfare for naval combat. ) on the other hand, it is difficult to deny that naval command and control doctrine and practice today are insufficiently atten-.
In 1890, captain alfred thayer mahan, a lecturer in naval history and the president of the united states naval war college, published the influence of sea power upon history, 1660–1783, a revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the british empire. Two years later, he completed a supplementary volume, the influence of sea power upon the french revolution and empire, 1793–1812.
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Oct 25, 2017 when first published in 1966, this systematic, theoretical treatise introduced in this revised edition of the classic text, hoffman analyzes the new adversaries, motivations, and tactics of global position, teachi.
Defense had minimal value, and he rejected the argument that the navy should serve for coastal defense. For mahan, defense of the coast was a defensive factor while the navy is the offensive factor. 13 in his view, by defending ports one’s naval forces lock up offensive strength in a defensive effort.
Naval tactics; or, a treatise of evolutions and signals, with cuts, lately published in france, by mons.
Naval strategy is the planning and conduct of war at sea, the naval equivalent of military strategy on land. Naval strategy, and the related concept of maritime strategy, concerns the overall strategy for achieving victory at sea, including the planning and conduct of campaigns, the movement and disposition of naval forces by which a commander secures the advantage of fighting at a place.
Following in the spirit of bernard brodie's layman's guide to naval strategy, a world war ii-era book whose title makes its purpose plain, it will be a companion volume to such works as geoffrey till's seapower and wayne hughes's fleet tactics and coastal combat, the classic treatise that explains how to handle navies in fleet actions.
In later life he gravitated toward naval matters, his treatise on naval gunnery (1820) was the basis for training until the late 1840s; douglas's book was more than a mere artillery training manual; it encompassed key elements of national strategy, notably the development of new weapons and tactics for the bombardment of foreign naval bases he considered that mortars, and later armstrong breech-loading cannon, enabled naval forces to lay off at long range and destroy naval bases.
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This classic work on naval tactics was published in 1804, the year before trafalgar put its advice and maxims to the supreme test. The remarkable thing about this book is that its author, the antiquarian and amateur scientist john clerk (1728-1812) - known as ‘clerk of eldin’ - was not a sailor, but a landlubber scot from a wealthy family who developed a theoretical interest in naval.
His previous editions, fleet tactics: theory and practice in 1986 and fleet tactics and coastal combat in 1999, are still considered classic literature for naval officers.
This article suggests that an important monograph has been overlooked in that canon: fernando de oliveira’s “the art of war at sea” published in 1555.
Naval historians and maritime students alike will welcome this fascinating compendium of writings by one of the world's most influential and respected experts on naval warfare. Considered by many the greatest of all naval theorists, admiral mahan was revered by his contemporaries (including.
Treatise on navigation by steam, comprising a history of the steam engine, and an essay towards a system of naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation as applicable both to commerce and maritime warfare.
In this book, hibbert provides a readable analysis of this battle and an explanation of medievai warfare.
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Quickly adopted as navy doctrine, the concept pursued a more holistic approach to solving the submarine problem. This first-ever published treatise on the concept should explain how the doctrine was developed, in the hopes that a more thorough understanding of the concept will lead to better implementation.
The byzantine navy, which was encompassing the glorious naval traditio ns of the greeks of classic and h ellenistic periods, sealed with it s actions the fate of byzantine empire.
Full text of a treatise on navigation by steam; comprising a history of the steam engine, and an essay towards a system of the naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation, as applicable both to commerce and maritime warfare; including a comparison of its advantages as related to other systems in the circumstances of speed, safety and economy, but more particularly in that of the national defence.
This is the classic work of military strategy, written by a prussian general in the nineteenth century, which has been often discussed but little understood. It is often held up as the ultimate example of “prussianism,” of stifling military correctness, or as the champion of “absolute war” and the use of brutality and abandonment of rules in order to annihilate the enemy.
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Mark-antony’s decere flagship at actuim according to the writings, had freeboard twice as high as a triere, and therefore a little more than six meters. The romans never liked the classic naval tactics (like the diekplous) and ramming involving speed and agility.
The contents of moore's treatise on rocketry and naval gunnery, published in 1813, reputedly the first publication on the motion of rockets, are described in some detail and then related to his four slightly earlier papers on the same subject in nicholson 's journal.
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A treatise on navigation by steam; comprising a history of the steam engine, and an essay towards a system of the naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation, as applicable both to commerce and maritime warfare; including a comparison of its advantages as related to other systems in the circumstances of speed, safety and economy, but more particularly in that of the national defence.
Architectura navalis mercatoria: the classic of eighteenth-century naval this volume constitutes an indispensable treatise for model builders, naval.
Following in the spirit of bernard brodie's layman's guide to naval strategy, a world war ii-era book whose title makes its purpose plain, it will be a companion volume to such works as geoffrey.
De re militari (concerning military affairs), written in the 5th century by vegetius and translated from the original latin, is a treatise on warfare in the roman world and is vital reading for any modern student of the subject as it clearly outlines the methods and practices of the type of warfare waged by the roman empire at the height of its power.
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Able to conduct force-on-force operations as well as use classic insurgent tactics against us and allied military forces. These conventional and guerrilla operations could be simultaneous, independent, or supportive of each other. Operating in between the conventional and guerrilla realm was a separate force that acted as both a conventional.
I was one of captain wayne hughes’ first operations research thesis students in 1989–90. Since that time, i have thought a lot about the application of his theory to the development and practice of naval tactics, and i have concluded that a deep understanding of his book fleet tactics is invaluable to naval officers.
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First published almost a century ago, this classic text on the history and tactics of naval warfare had a profound effect on the imperial policies of all the major powers. Kaiser wilhelm is said to have devoured this book, and it was avidly read by presidents (including both roosevelts), kings, prime ministers, admirals, and chancellors.
Cimsec mourns the passing of renowned thinker on naval tactics and strategy capt. Author of the classic work fleet tactics and longtime researcher and faculty member at the naval postgraduate school, capt.
Changes in naval aviation or fleet organziation the following is a list of various squadron designa-tions used by the navy since the early 1920s. The list is in alphabetical order rather than in the chrono-logical order of squadron.
The formalist viewpoint dominated british naval tactics until well into the 18th century. At that time the tactical advantages of the melee came to be recognized to the extent that at a signal from the fleet admiral for a “general chase” the line could be broken and enemy ships pursued.
Naval institute on naval tactics is a collection of thirteen essays as-sembled by captain wayne hughes, usn (ret. )—author of several books, most notably fleet tactics and coastal combat and military modeling for deci-sion making.
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He suggests that naval tactics, unlike ground combat, are dominated by the offense and concludes that the great tactical maxim must be attack effectively first. A new chapter traces the evolution of missile tactics at sea and includes details of attacks on ships.
In 1885 he was appointed lecturer in naval history and tactics at the us naval war college, and became president of the institution between 1886-1889. These volumes, first published in 1893, contain mahan's detailed analysis of british and french naval strategy during the french revolution, defined as lasting between 1793-1812.
An essay on naval tactics is a seminal british treatise on naval tactics, and is said to have been studied by lord nelson before the battle off trafalgar.
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Jan 10, 2011 the command of the air is the greatest military treatise on air war ever at a time when most air-forces operated as army or navy auxiliaries (the to adopt in aerial warfare – namely, an intense and violent offensi.
1 review preview this book on naval warfare with steam (classic reprint) howard douglas no preview available - 2017.
Experience shows that maritime strategy cannot be implemented by tactics alone and, least of all, by exclusively relying on advanced weapons.
A comparative analysis of commercial off-the-shelf naval simulations and classic operations research models. September 2009; and suggested tactics for addressing various modern threats.
Modern naval tactics are something of a black art, and since there have been no significant fleet engagements from which to draw conclusions (and precious little literature in open source from which to learn) it is likely to be so for a while (that said “fleet tactics” by wayne hughes, published by naval institute press is a god read).
The treatise discusses how opposite forces interact, and how unexpected new developments unfolding under the fog of war called for rapid decisions by alert commanders. In opposition to antoine-henri jomini, he argued war could not be quantified or graphed or reduced to mapwork and graphs.
In 1753, james lind, a scottish naval surgeon and medical graduate of edinburgh university, published a 450-page, three- part treatise of the scurvy (1) at that.
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Military supremacy of the seas could be a crucial factor in the success of any land campaign, and the romans well knew that a powerful naval fleet.
The classic warship at the beginning of 1600 was the “man-o-war”, a tall ship with high forecastles. There was a clear line between these “battle wagons”, slow and ponderous and the “naval dust” constituted by smaller ships used for reconnaissance (corvettes), supply, or communication between vessels, in alternative to the flag system.
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A fantastic find the first ever essay on naval tactics to be written in english and published on the eve of trafalgar. It’s author, john clerk, was a landlubbing scot whose theories were gleaned from sailor friends, and whose accounts of 18th century naval battles and the tactics used is essential reading for all naval enthusiasts.
Introduction by sato hiroaki long considered a classic of tactical wisdom, this book is an extraordinary synthesis of the ideas and experiences of three swordsmen: hidetsuna, muneyoshi and munenori. During their lifetime in the 16th and 17th centuries they witnessed historic events which transformed japan from a feudal state at war to a stable and powerful shogunate.
Originally published in 1890, this work was the primary motivation for a massive upgrade of the united states navy under the direction of theodore roosevelt (a competent naval historian in his own right).
Thus, basic naval tactics revolve around bringing as many guns to bear on the enemy weak points as possible, while exposing as small and as armored an attack surface to the enemy as possible. The ideal situation is to be able to deliver raking fire, in which a ship unleashes a full broadside into the stern of the enemy, devastating it while.
His treatise was entitled, “into the wild blue yonder: should we abolish the air force?” air force doctrine officials protested that airland battle was army, not air far to the west and turn the iraqi right flank in a classic mili.
Chinese naval soldiers have been receiving lectures about applying ancient military strategies from the centuries-old treatise the art of war in dealing with modern naval conflicts, xinhua news.
From dust jacket: originally published in 1937, this classic study of naval strategy, tactics, and ship design, from the greco-persian wars to the campaign of actium, continues to be acknowledged as the best work on the subject to be written.
Some scant foxing spots on page block edges and flattened spine. Matte finish dust jacket is near fine with faded spine panel and one yellow spot on front panel. Classic study of naval strategy and tactics and of ancient ship design.
(indeed, in the 20th century, tactics have been termed operational strategy. ) strategy is limited by what tactics are possible; given the size, training, and morale of forces, type and number of weapons available, terrain, weather, and quality and location of enemy forces, the tactics to be used are dependent on strategic considerations.
Naval tactics are concerned with the movements a commander makes in battle, typically in the presence of the enemy. Naval strategy concerns the overall strategy for achieving victory and the large movements by which a commandant or commander secures the advantage of fighting at a place convenient to himself.
The art of war by sun tzu, part of the internet classics archive. Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defe.
Naval commanders must first consider broad “strategic questions” and then shape tactics accordingly. Mahan referenced the second punic war, actium and lepanto, the nile and trafalgar.
Following in the spirit of bernard brodie's layman's guide to naval strategy, a world war ii-era book whose title makes its purpose plain, it will be a companion volume to such works as geoffrey till's seapower and wayne hughes's fleet tactics and coastal combat, the classic treatise that explains how to handle navies in fleet actions. It takes the mystery out of maritime strategy, which should not be an arcane art for practitioners or policy-makers, and will help the next generation think.
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Fernando de oliveira’s “the art of war at sea” (arte da guerra do mar), published in coimbra in 1555, stands as the oldest treatise on maritime strategy. Oliveira himself acknowledges that very little had been written on the subject; he only refers to vegetius (4th century ad) for his important but sparse insights into naval warfare.
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Nevertheless, this classic volume is the starting point of wisdom about diplomatic and military affairs — at sea as well as on shore.
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