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• "A force for peace" : the post-war U.S. Navy and Marine Corps of the 1920s
• "The prestige of its flag" : the global U.S. Navy and Marine Corps of the 1930s.

"This book examines the US Navy and Marine Corps during the interwar years from a new perspective. Rather than focusing on the technologies developed, the wargames conducted, or the results of the now famous Fleet Problems, this work analyses the global deployments of the rest of the US fleet. By examining the annual reports of the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Commandant of the Marine Corps over twenty years, the book traces the US ships, squadrons, and fleets conducting naval diplomacy and humanitarian missions, maritime security patrols, and deployments for deterrent effect across the world's oceans. Despite the common label of the interwar years as "isolationist," the deployments of the US Navy and Marine Corps in that period were anything but. The majority of the literature on the era has a narrow focus on preparation for combat and wartime, which provides an incomplete view of the history of US naval power and also establishes a misleading set of precedents and historical context for naval thinkers and strategists in the contemporary world. Offering a wider, and more complete understanding of the history of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps from 1920 to 1939, this book demonstrates both the tension between the execution of peacetime missions and the preparation for the next war, while also offering a broader understanding of American naval forces and their role in American and global history. This book will be of much interest to students of naval and military history, seapower, and International History"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction: Acting beyond the Inflection Point
• Naval Statecraft
• Competition to Rule the Seas
• Global Maritime 2050
• Decisive Th eaters
• Posture, Presence, and Platforms
• A New Model Navy
• Fleet Design 2035
• A National Maritime Program
• Developing Leaders for Great Power Competition
• Conclusion: Sailing Directions.

"This nation's Cold War and Global War on Terror defense structures need an update. U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century provides such a framework for the changed world we live in, offering a detailed roadmap that shows how the United States can field a war-winning fleet that can also compete aggressively in peacetime against dangerous competitors unlike any the nation has faced before. Brent Sadler presents a compelling new strategy and organizing approach that he calls naval statecraft, which acknowledges the centrality and importance of the maritime domain. While similar in scale and scope to Cold War containment strategies against the Soviets, naval statecraft is much more. It must be to challenge China's involvement in global supply chains, which gives that country significant financial heft and influence around the world. Unlike what existed during of the Cold War, however, Sadler provides a unique vision for competing with China and Russia. Rather than simply calling for better coordinated U.S. diplomacy, military operations, and economic statecraft, Sadler argues for integrating the levers of national power coherently and in a sustainable way. This is no small feat, and his approach is informed by a long career rich in working with various agencies of government, foreign militaries (including hostile ones), and our allies. It is an approach imminently appropriate to our times but comes with a realization that the nation is not ready for the competition it faces from China and Russia. The book is a valuable contribution to the national debate over how best to respond to China's rise and Russia's antagonisms." Provided by publisher.

• The US Naval Ecosystem
• From the Nineteenth Century to WWII
• Divisive Cold War Strategies
• Sclerotic Equilibrium After the Cold War
• Growing an Information Age Navy
• Architecture for Antifragility
• Adaptation in an Information Age of Great Power Competition.

"To explain why the US Navy seems ill-suited to face today's global challenges, the author explores how the Navy has negotiated its place in the broad national security establishment in the decades since World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction
• 1. Sailing on Cold War Tides: The Founding of the Tanzania Naval Command
• 2. A Forgotten Fleet: The Imperial Ethiopian Navy, 1953-1974
• 3. The Origins of the Nigerian and Ghana Navies (c.1930-1960)
• 4. A Comparative Study of the Nigerian and Biafran Navies During the Nigerian Civil War (1967-70)
• 5. The Cold War Soviet Navy in Sub-Saharan African Waters: From the Republic of Guinea to Angola and Mozambique
• 6. India's Ocean: Indian Maritime Diplomacy in the African Maritime Domain
• 7. A New Navy for a New South Africa? Historical Background and Context, Developments and Challenges, 1994-2019
• 8. Non-South African SADC Navies and Maritime Security in the post-Cold War Era: Angola and Mozambique
• 9. African Navies in the Twenty-First Century Conclusion.
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This edited volume focuses on aspects of the understudied theme of African sea-power, including African navies and the engagement of non-African navies with the continent. Africa possesses 48,000 kilometers of coastline, comprising 38 out of 54 of the continent's states and several strategic choke points for international shipping, such as the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Aden and the Cape of Good Hope. Nevertheless, post-colonial Africa's small navies and their relations with the navies of external powers have not received much scholarly attention. Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa, this collection attempts to address this neglect and stimulate further research by offering original chapters related to historical and contemporary themes around Africa's navies. The historical chapters cover the origin of the Tanzanian, Ethiopian, Nigerian and Ghana navies during the era of decolonization and the Cold War, the asymmetrical naval campaign fought during the Nigerian Civil War (1967-70), and the activities of the Soviet Navy in supporting African states and movements fighting lingering colonialism and white supremacy during the 1970s and 1980s. Focusing on the contemporary situation, other chapters discuss the engagement of the Indian Navy with Africa, the potential role of the Angolan and Mozambican navies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the transformation and development of the post-apartheid South African Navy, and the challenges and capabilities of African navies in the early twenty-first century. The book concludes by discussing the question of whether African coastal countries need navies. This book will be of much interest to students of naval power, strategic studies, African politics and International Relations.
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• Les conditions préalables à l'installation de la Kriegsmarine en France
• La côte atlantique française dans les considérations stratégiques de la Kriegsmarine
• Options stratégiques face à la guerre : la rencontre Halder-Schniewind en octobre 1939
• Les préparatifs de la Kriegsmarine pour la campagne à l'Ouest
• L'occupation de la côte française en juin 1940
• La Kriegsmarine et la campagne à l'Ouest
• L'évacuation des ports français en 1940
• L'occupation de Brest le 19 juin 1940
• Brest dans les négociations de l'armistice franco-allemand
• Le sort de la Marine française à l'été 1940
• La Kriegsmarine s'installe sur les côtes françaises
• L'organisation de la Kriegsmarine en France
• L'amiral commandant la Kriegsmarine en Bretagne
• Le commandant du front de mer Bretagne
• Les arsenaux allemands en France occupée
• Les premières mesures de la Kriegsmarine à l'été 1940
• La commission Degenhardt
• La création du secteur du "Marinebefrhhhaber Bretagne"
• La défense des eaux cénihrs devant Brest
• La création de l'arsenal allemand de Brest
• Brest : base principale de la flotte allemande (1940-1942)
• La question d'une base
• La création de l'arsenal allemand de Brest
• l'utilisation de Brest par la flotte allemande
• Le croiseur lourd Admira! flipper à Brest
• Le Scharnhorst et le Gneisenau à Brest
• Earrivée du croiseur Prinz Eugen
• Les efforts de la Kriegsmarine pour protéger la base de Brest contre la Royal Air Force
• Cerberto - le repli de la flotte allemande
• La base sous-marine de Brest (1941-1944)
• Le transfert de l'arme sous-marine allemande sur la côte atlantique française
• La construction de l'abri à sous-marins de Brest
• Les débuts de la réparation de sous-marins à Brest
• Les raids aériens alliés au printemps 1943
• La prise en charge de la réparation navale à Brest par la DESCHIMAG
• La collaboration entre la Marine française et la Kriegsmarine
• Le rôle des Industries navales de la Marine française
• Le rôle de la Marine française dans l'exploitation du port de Brest par la Kriegsmarine
• La situation de la Marine française à Brest (1940-1942)
• Unité Marine Brest" (1942-1944)
• Résistance et sabotages dans les bases navales
• La Kriegsmarine et la "forteresse de Brest"
• Les étapes de la fortification du port de Brest
• Le débarquement allié en Normandie et ses conséquences pour la Bretagne et Brest en 1944
• Le siège de Brest - la fin de la base navale allemande.

"Ce livre retrace l'histoire de la base navale allemande de Brest du début de l'Occupation jusqu'à la libération de la ville par les forces américaines en septembre 1944. Fondé sur des archives françaises et allemandes, civiles et militaires, il permet au lecteur de mieux comprendre les activités de la Kriegsmarine, la marine de guerre allemande, à Brest. Face au manque récurrent de personnel du côté allemand, la Kriegsmarine doit recourir à l'indispensable concours des Français. En particulier, une unité de la Marine de Vichy composée de 1200 marins assure le fonctionnement de l'arsenal et le déplacement des navires allemands. Bien que Brest soit au coeur de l'ouvrage, l'auteur n'oublie pas les autres ports (Lorient, Saint-Nazaire, La Pallice, Bordeaux) et les situe dans le contexte des idées stratégiques, politiques et économiques de la Kriegsmarine concernant la France occupée. Cet ouvrage est une contribution majeure à la connaissance de l'histoire des ports français durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale."--Page 4 of cover.

• Introduction Part I: The Company and the Bombay Marine 1. The Company's Early Struggles (1600-1625) 2. The Company Survives (1625-1680) 3. Interlopers and Union (1680-1710) 4. Wider Interests, Greater Threats (1710-1750)
• Part II. The Bombay Marine and the Royal Navy
• 5. British Dominance Established (1748-1763) 6. The French Threat Continues (1763-1782)
• 7. The Decisive War (1782-1783) 8. A Ring of Enemies (1783-1803) 9 Destroying all Rivals (1803-1811) Part III: The Royal Navy and the Indian Navy 10. The Company Reduced, its Empire Expanded (1811-1838) 11. Imperial Warfare (1838-1863) 12. The British Lake (1863-1935) 13. A Successful Defence (1935-1945) 14. Imperial Withdrawal (1945 and after) Bibliography.
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This book outlines the early voyages of the English East India Company, its building of its own naval forces and its conflicts with Indian states. It examines the opening up of the Pacific Ocean, the wars with the French in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and the activities of the British navy in the later nineteenth century, both off the coasts of China and Japan, and also in the many other places to which the navy's very great power extended. It goes on to consider the wars of the twentieth century, Britain's withdrawal from east of Suez, and Britain's continuing relative decline. Throughout, the book provides accounts of battles and other actions, and relates the activities of the British navy to the wider political situation and to the activities of other European and Asian navies.
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The author builds on an impressive body of work that has spanned decades of research on the topic. This is now brought together in a seminal compendium to the history of our Navy. This book provides a most timeous, comprehensive and up to date history of the South African Navy and its predecessors.
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• Chapter 1: Characterics Of The Destroyer Ara Bouchard.
• Generalities
• Machinery
• Elements For Deck Operations
• Other Elements
• Artillery
• Anti-Submarine Weapons
• Chapter 2: Borie Ii
• Campaign In The Pacific Ocean
• Iwo Jima
• Okinawa
• Kamikaze Actions
• The Fight Continues In The Pacific
• Roosevelt Passes Away
• The Forces Go For Tokyo
• The End Of The War In The Pacific
• Borie Ii In The Korean War
• Vietnam War
• Beginning Of The Conflict
• Borie IiS Participation
• Borie Ii In The Mediterranean (July To December, 1956)
• Miscellaneous, Other Minor Actions
• Chapter 3: Hipolito Bouchard: His Origins And Arrival In The Country
• The First Action: San Nicolas De Los Arroyos
• Bouchars: Grenadier
• Return To Sea
• War As A Privateer
• Argentina In The World (1817-1819)
• Ending Of The Campaign And Return To Valparaiso
• A Tragic End
• Chapter 4: Condition Of The Destroyer Ara Bouchard.
• Crew And Materials
• BouchardS Tactical Procedures
• Intelligence
• Chapter 5: Background And Outbreak Of The Falkland/ Malvinas War.
• Pertinent Historical Background
• The Davidoff Incident
• Chapter 6: The Days Before The War
• The Domestic And International Context And The Hostilities
• February 3, 1982: First Voyage Of The Year
• February 16: Destination, Ushuaia
• March 4 And 5: The Basic Drills
• March 17 To 19: The Drills Continue
• March 20 To 25: "Operation Cimarron Vii" With The Uruguayan Navy
• And Aircraft Carrier Exercises
• From March 29 To April 7: To War, Unawares
• Chapter 7: WeRe At War
• The Domestic And International Context And The Hostilities
• From April 16 To 27
• Chapter 8: Operation Algeciras
• Chapter 9: From Puerto Deseado To The Sinking Of General Belgrano
• The Domestic And International Context And The Hostilities.
• In The Ara Bouchard
• Chapter 10: General Belgrano Was Sunk !
• The Domestic And International Context And The Hostilities
• In The Ara Bouchard
• Distribution Of The Rescue Of The BelgranoS Survivors (Table)
• Chapter 11: Rebuffing The Attacks Attempted By Commandos (From May 14 To 19,
• 1982)
• The Domestic And International Contex And The Hostilities
• In The Ara Bouchard
• May 14
• May 15
• May 16
• Night From May 17 To May 18, Day Of The Argentine Navy
• The British Continental Operations: The Perspective Of The Parties
• Involved
• Meanwhile, The Commandos...
• Operation Mikado
• Operation Mikado As Described By A British "Historian"
• Epilogue
• Chapter 12: The Patrol Continues (From May 23 To May 27)
• The Domestic And International Context And The Hostilities
• In The Ara Bouchard
• Chapter 13: The Last Patrol (From May 31 To June 6)
• The Domestic And International Context And The Hostilities
• In The Ara Bouchard
• Chapter 14: The Return To Puerto Belgrano After The Defeat
• Epilogue: An Undeserved End.
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This book is an enthralling account of the role played by the destroyer ARA Bouchard in the Falklands/Malvinas War. Over forty years after its construction, with obsolete technology, scarce maintenance and many out-of-service machineries, it was still present during the whole campaign with a prominent role that, for several reasons, remained hidden until today. During the Falklands/Malvinas conflict, it patrolled the north of the archipelago to allow the recapture of the islands. It was noteworthy together with the Cruiser and another destroyer in the attack on the British fleet, without being able to find it. On its return, it was hit by the third torpedo launched by the submarine Conqueror aimed at the cruiser ARA General Belgrano. It suffered damage and, although it could still sail, was forced to dry dock to change a part of its hull. For two consecutive nights, it stopped British commandos from making an incursion into the Rio Grande airport, in order to destroy the Navies Super Etendard attack aircraft and assassinate its pilots. With its main gun battery, it fired with combat ammunition on enemy targets and was the only main battery to have the opportunity to do so. It was irradiated and used for missile target practice; they were unable to sink it during the firing practice. Later, it was decommissioned and scrapped.
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