Carrier Battles Command Decision in Harm's Way |
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| Author:
| Smith, Douglas V. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59114-794-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $53.90 |
Book Description:
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Examines the transformation of the US Navy from a defensive-minded coastal defence force into an offensive risk-taking navy in the very early stages of World War II. Noting that none of the navy's most significant World War II leaders were commissioned before the Spanish-American War and none participated in any important offensive operations in World War I, Douglas Smith examines the premise that education, rather than experience in battle, accounts for that transformation.
Examines the transformation of the US Navy from a defensive-minded coastal defence force into an offensive risk-taking navy in the very early stages of World War II. Noting that none of the navy's most significant World War II leaders were commissioned before the Spanish-American War and none participated in any important offensive operations in World War I, Douglas Smith examines the premise that education, rather than experience in battle, accounts for that transformation.