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If you cut your teeth on the history of the US Navy in World War II -- Morison, Friedman, Beech, Hornfischer -- you'll find this book an irrestible, and irreplaceable, addition to your bookshelf. In 260 thoroughly illustrated pages it sketches out exactly what US Navy doctrine was at the culmination of the most successful naval war in history, which left the US Navy in unquestioned command of all the world's oceans. It's a fascinating read, and a must for anyone interested in the history of the US Navy. It's also great context for understanding the DNA of modern naval warfare. While ranges and speeds have increased, most of the fundamental challenges in protecting fleets at sea remain largely unchanged. This book is annotated by Nimble AI and includes a Foreword by Jellicoe [AI]; a variety of pithy, opinionated abstracts including scientific style, tldr, tldr one word, Explain It to Me Like I'm Five Years Old, and Action Items; tools for viewpoint diversity such as Dissents, Red Team Critiques, and MAGA Perspectives; a recursive summary with synopsis; and an extended table of contents with summaries of each page.

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9781608881390

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Current conventional wisdom says that the U.S. Navy never has had a centralized military doctrine. In point of fact, the U.S. Pacific Fleet in World War II operated under centralized war instructions, centralized general tactical instructions, U.S. Fleet Doctrine and Tactical Orders (USF-10), Current Tactical Orders and Doctrine U.S. Padflc Fleet (PAC10), and type doctrines and tactical orders prepared for each class of ship. Written and centralized multinational navy doctrine existed in the Atlantic theater during World War The British and French Navies adopted many forms of U.S. Navy doctrine during the war. This written doctrine documented how commanders operated their forces at sea to win against a determined enemy engaged in mortal combat. Having written Navy doctrine did not detract from our victory at sea or the many victories of other navies. (Tritten, Lessons and Conclusions From the History of Navy and Military Doctrinal Development, 1995)

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Organizational author is Headquarters of the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, Washington, DC

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