United States Naval Power in a Changing World

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By Edwin Bickford Hooper

ISBN: 0-275-92738-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-92738-7

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310 pages, bibliog., figs.,

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 11/11/1988

List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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This work represents a long and detailed search for the `fundamental principles concerning the naval power needs of the nation.' The late Admiral Hooper, former director of naval history, carefully traces the vital role of naval power throughout the nation's history, and in particular the increasing bureaucratization and overcontrol of the Navy Department since WW II by reorganization and by an enormously increased Department of Defense staff. Well written and in language appropriate for readership at all levels, Hooper makes a good case for the `lean, highly decentralized, efficient bilinear system of the Navy Department.' Good US naval histories are rarities; this one is highly recommended. Compare with In Peace and War, ed. by Kenneth J. Hagan (1984) and with Edward L. Beach's The United States Navy (1986). Excellent notes, bibliography, index.
—Choice
In sum, the valedictory work of this eminently respected naval historian serves not only as a status report on the present Navy, but also as a roadmap of sorts for the future fleet.
—Sea Power

Description: United States Naval Power in a Changing World presents a selective review of naval power, changes in power that have occured over time, and the employment of that power during peace and war times. The volume arose from Hooper's concern over national military policies that seem to ignore the lessons of the past and demonstrate a lack of understanding of the continued relevance of naval power. Hooper pays particular attention to naval policy; naval capabilities and mission; determinants and influence of naval power; management of naval affairs; exercise of command over operating forces; and interservice relationships.

Table of Contents:

Basic Considerations
Part I: The Early Years
Naval Power and Winning Independence
Consequences of Neglect
Part II: The Transitional Period
Coming of Age
Advancing Technology
The Role of Naval Power in Preserving the Union
Inland Waters
Concluding of Warfare between the States Developments in Iron-clad Ships and Torpedoes Continuing Riverine War in the West
The Postwar Period
Part III: The New Navy
Beginnings of the New Navy
Warfare Against a European Power
Prelude to Another War
Part IV: Two World Wars
The Great War
America Enters the War
Between Wars
Another Global War
The Crucial War at Sea
A Two-Ocean War
Turning the Tide
World War II: The Final Phases
Part V: The Nuclear Age
The Cold War
Erosion
Limited War
The New Look
Naval Influence
Flexible Response
The Shifting Balance of Sea Power
Part VI: The Future
The Past Is Prologue
Requisites

LC Card Number: 87-29942

LCC Class: VA55

Dewey Class: 359


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