Maritime power and the twenty-first century /
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Aldershot, Hants, England :
Dartmouth ;
1992.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. The Theories of Naval Utility. Ch. 1. Modern Theories on the Utility of Naval Power. Modern Theories Concerning Naval Use in Peacetime. Modern Theories Concerning Naval Use in Wartime. Recent Changes in the Maritime Environment. The Rise of Sea Frontier Boundaries. Ch. 2. The Utility of Naval Power. The Sliding Scale of Conflict: Peacetime. The Sliding Scale of Conflict: Crisis. The Sliding Scale of Conflict: Limited War. The Sliding Scale of Conflict: War. Ch. 3. The Characteristics of a Modern Navy. The Land-Sea-Air Team. The Unique Utility of a Navy. The Right Ship for the Right Job. The Flexibility and Improvisation of a Navy. The Prestige Factor. The Credibility Factor. Understanding Naval Power
- part 2. The Missions of a Navy. Ch. 4. The Peaceful Oriented Missions. Maritime Diplomacy. Domain Maintenance. Maritime Presence. Ch. 5. The Warlike Oriented Missions. Sea Control and Sea Denial. Nautical Deterrence. Sea Tripwire. Seapower Projection.
- pt. 3. The Inputs Into Maritime Power. Ch. 6. Relating Inputs to Naval Missions. The 'Inputs' Choice. Ch. 7. The Physical Inputs. Geographic Locale. The Area of the Maritime Domain. Relating the Land to Sea Area. Sea Wealth. Ch. 8. The Economic Inputs. GDP and the Size of the Maritime Domain. GDP Per Capita. The Percentage of GDP in Industry. Merchant Fleet Size. Shipbuilding. Seaport Usage. Population Size. Ch. 9. The Political Inputs. Maritime Tradition. Type of Government. Power Bloc Alignment. Political/Military Interaction
- part 4. The Structure of Navies. Ch. 10. Constructing a Naval Hierarchy. Ch. 11. Navies Today and Tomorrow; A Conclusion.