More Details

Summary:

"This updated new edition of Understanding Naval Warfare offers the reader an accessible introduction to the study of modern naval warfare, providing a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues, and debates, set within the context of relevant history. The third edition explains traditional concepts and explores current and emerging ideas concerning the theory and practice of naval warfare, relating these to recent events including Sino-American naval competition and the Russian-Ukraine War. Navies operate in an environment that most people do not understand and that many avoid. They are equipped with a bewildering range of ships, craft and other vessels and type of equipment, the purpose of which is often unclear. Writings on naval warfare are usually replete with references to esoteric concepts explained in specialist language than can serve as a barrier to understanding. This book cuts through the obscure and the arcane to offer a clear, coherent and accessible guide to the key features of naval warfare which will equip the reader with the knowledge and understanding necessary for a sophisticated engagement with the subject. The new edition is divided into two key parts. The first focuses on concepts of naval warfare and introduces readers to the ideas associated with the theory and practice of naval operations and includes a chapter where the history of the last century of naval warfare is explored in order to illustrate the key concepts. The second part focuses on the conduct of war at sea and on peacetime roles for contemporary navies, and now includes new material on hybrid warfare and grey zone operations, and on joint warfare, multi-domain operations and integrated deterrence within the context of evolving great power rivalry at sea. This textbook will be essential reading for students of naval warfare, sea power and maritime security, and highly recommended for those studying military history, strategic studies and security studies in general"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• The Nature of the Maritime Operating Environment
• Maritime Strategy & Naval Warfare I
• Maritime Strategy & Naval Warfare II
• Naval Diplomacy
• Putting Theory into Practice
• Combat Operations at Sea : Sea Control and Sea Denial
• Combat Operations at Sea : Exploiting Sea Control
• Combat Operations from the Sea
• Maritime Security
• Contemporary Challenges and Naval Policy.

Author/Creator:

Speller, Ian, 1969- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Understanding naval warfare [by Speller, I.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Understanding naval warfare [by Speller, I.] (Third edition; London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024 — ISBN 9781032223353; LCCN 2023015125)

Subjects:

Naval art and science

Sea control

Naval strategy

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

V103 .S645 2024eb

ISBNs:

9781003272151 (ebk)
1003272150
9781032223353 (hbk) [Invalid]
9781032223339 (pbk) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2023015126

OCLC Numbers:

1388490656