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• Introduction: sound military conclusions
• America and its place in the world
• Readiness in the past, present, and future
• Management, administration, and naval leadership
• Globalization and the fleet
• The political development of naval strategy
• Training of officers and sailors
• Leadership and command
• History and conventional wisdom
• Conclusion: The use and abuse of Alfred Thayer Mahan.

"Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Seapower upon History is well known to students of naval history and strategy, but his other writings are often dismissed as irrelevant to today's problems. This collection of five of Mahan's essays, along with Benjamin Armstrong's informative introductions, illustrates why Mahan's work remains relevant to the 21st century and how it can help develop our strategic thinking"-- Provided by publisher.

• The magnetism of boats
• The steam drifter
• The Moray Firth scaffie
• The plumb-ended Fifie
• The ultimate sailing drifter?
• Versatile motor fishing vessels
• The herring fishing
• a new method
• The deep-sea trawler
• coal and oil
• A boat to take a salmon
• From working craft to yacht design
• St Ayles skiff
• a rowing revival
• The Baldie of Leith
• Craft of the Eyemouth disaster
• The gabbet and the puffer
• Maids of the lochs
• Yachts of Watson, Mylne and Fife
• Yachts of Roberstons' McGruers' and others
• The ring netters of Girvan
• working boats of Yacht Finish
• The whammel of the Solway Firth
• fit for purpose
• The line-skiffs and the Drontheim
• the north channel
• The Curach
• a skin on timber bones
• The Lock Fyne skiff
• sailing for work and for pleasure
• A yacht derived from a working boat
• Racing skiffs
• Mull, Oban and Tiree
• Jacobite, Dawn Treader and other creel boats
• The Birlinn
• lost and maybe found
• The role of the lighthouse-tender
• Craft by the Stewarts of Grimsay
• Sgoth Niseach
• the seaboat of north Lewis
• The racing dinghies of Plockton
• Bata Ghearrloch and the Loch Broom Post boat
• Coigach
• an ideal inshore boat?
• Northwest mainland and the hard cost of fish
• The Yoles of the North Coast and South Isles
• The Westray skiff and the Fair Isle Yole
• From the Ness Yole to the Sixareen
• A ballad of boats?

"People are drawn to the harbours and boats of Scotland whether they have a seafaring background or not. Why do boats take on different shapes as you follow the complex shorelines of islands and mainland? And why do the sails they carry appear to be so many shapes and sizes? Then there are rowing craft or power-driven vessels which can also be considered 'classics', whether they were built for work or leisure. As he traces the iconic forms of a selection of the boats of Scotland, Ian Stephen outlines the purposes of craft, past and present, to help gain a true understanding of this vital part of our culture. Sea conditions likely to be met and coastal geography are other factors behind the designs of a wide variety of craft. Stories go with boats. The vessels are not seen as bare artefacts without their own soul but more like living things"--Publisher's description.

• Foreword / James P. Delgado
• A Down East Captain Restores a Ship to Service / Michael Jay Mjelde
• A Maine Native Follows the Sea
• Chief Mate of Edward O'Brien
• Chief Mate of Willie Rosenfeld
• A Temporary Coaster and Two Disasters at Sea
• Labor Issues, Ship Repairs, and Captain of Edward Kidder
• Loss of Willie Rosenfeld and Becoming a Reformed Bucko Mate
• Chief Mate and Master Mariner of Sailing Ships and Steamers
• Return to Seaworthy Status
• First Voyage Hauling Lumber to Bellingham
• Second Voyage to Bellingham
• Third Voyage to Bellingham and Beyond
• To Ladysmith and Beyond
• To Nome, a New Owner, and Return to Puget Sound
• From Port Gamble to South America
• Slow Voyage to Callao
• An Uncertain Future
• A New Captain for Sea King
• New Commands, World War I Service, and Postwar.

"Captain Henry Gillespie (1857-1937), of Portland, Maine, went to sea as a young man of 17, serving as "able-bodied seaman" on a New Bedford whaler. Over the next 47 years he would advance to deck officer, then master of sailing and steam ships. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy during World War I, commanding vessels operating in the war zone. Following the war, he returned to merchant marine service until his retirement in 1921. Maritime historian Michael Jay Mjelde has chronicled the colorful life and career of this "down-east" man of the sea, mining available first-person accounts, interviews with family members, government records, and maritime archives on both coasts. The result is a narrative in clear, highly engaging prose that puts readers on the tilting decks and noisy wharfs frequented by Gillespie. Through Mjelde's retelling of a remarkable life, the age of clipper ships, the Cape Horn trade, and oceangoing steamers comes into vivid relief, affording a richly embossed assessment of Captain Gillespie's life and times. From Whaler to Clipper Ship adds a layer of full-bodied context to our understanding of this pivotal era in American maritime history. The wealth of detail will appeal to scholars, students, and maritime history enthusiasts"-- Provided by publisher.

During the Cold War, the CIA secretly raised a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The six-year operation included an intricate cover story by billionaire Howard Hughes. Drawing on declassified documents and never-before-seen interviews, NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY tells one of the highest-stakes, yet least-known stories of the Cold War.

"Sailing Upwind is more than just another memoir of a distinguished former naval officer's highly diverse career. This book by Admiral James "Sandy" Winnefeld is also intended to offer useful reflections regarding how he accepted and managed risk along the way, as well as a concise description of the qualities one must develop to become a successful leader"-- Provided by publisher
"Sailing Upwind is more than just another memoir of a distinguished former naval officer's highly diverse career. This book by Admiral James "Sandy" Winnefeld is also intended to offer useful reflections regarding how he accepted and managed risk along the way, as well as a concise description of the qualities one must develop to become a successful leader. Winnefeld began his career as an F-14 fighter pilot and TOPGUN instructor, commanded an aircraft carrier, and then served in a variety of flag officer billets on the way to becoming the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This book describes in an entertaining and humble manner how that journey unfolded and the lessons he attaches to it. The reader learns what it is like to become a Navy fighter pilot, and to fly, fight, and takeoff and land from an aircraft carrier - including a harrowing description of ejecting from an F-14 at night far from land. Winnefeld describes the culture of excellence at the real TOPGUN and the Navy's nuclear propulsion program. He recounts how he learned to lead the men and women who operate at every level of Navy operational command, from squadron to ship to fleet. Finally, the author presents a behind-the-scenes look at how decisions are made at the highest levels of government regarding whether and how those forces will be used, and how they are acquired. In the process, Winnefeld provides descriptions of how, by challenging existing assumptions and processes and through relentless creativity, he was able to lead change. He reflects on how the risk associated with such changes should be accepted and managed. The title Sailing Upwind-in which a sailboat must be operated against a prevailing force field to make progress in the right direction-is an apt metaphor for the bent for pushing against the system Winnefeld describes throughout the book."-- Provided by publisher

"Spy Ships: One Hundred Years of Intelligence Collection by Ships and Submarines highlights specialized naval vessels used for collecting intelligence, conducting electronic warfare and their impact on military operations and national security"-- Provided by publisher

• The Ship at 175 Water Street
• Austin's Hull Design Method
• Hull Construction Details
• Structures inside the Hull
• Conclusions

"In January 1982, archaeologists conducting a pre-construction excavation at 175 Water Street in Lower Manhattan found the remains of an eighteenth-century ship. Uncertain what they had found or what its significance might be, they called in nautical archaeologist Warren C. Riess to direct the excavation and analysis of the ship's remains. As it turned out, the mystery ship's age and type meant that its careful study helped answer some important questions about commerce and transportation of its day. Given only one winter month for fieldwork, the large crew excavated and recorded the site, which became known as the "Ronson ship site," named for the site's developer, Howard Ronson. At the end of their time in the field, the crew was able to save the first eighteen feet of the bow for preservation. For Riess, the analysis and conservation of the artifacts would begin. In this book, the follow-up to his 2014 publication The Ship That Held Up Wall Street, Riess presents the technical analysis of the vessel, which he believes to be the Princess Carolina, a merchant ship likely constructed by shipwright Benjamin Austin in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1700s. In doing so, he fills significant gaps in contemporary knowledge of eighteenth-century shipbuilding techniques. Though meticulous in scientific detail, Riess's style is eminently readable for interested general readers"-- Provided by publisher

"The ability of the United States Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the U.S. victory over Japan in the second World War. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast carrier task force doctrine demanded. When the United States realized war was imminent and ordered a drastic increase in the size of its aviation fleet, the Navy was forced to reconsider its earlier practices and develop new policies in maintenance, supply, and technical training. Not only did a shortage of technicians plague the Navy, but the scarcity of aviation supply and repair facilities in the Pacific soon caused panic in Washington. While the surface navy's modernization of at-sea replenishment was beneficial, it did not solve the problems of sustaining war-time aircraft readiness levels sufficient to a winning a naval air war. Fisher outlines the drastic institutional changes that accompanied an increase in aviation maintenance personnel from fewer than 10,000 to nearly 250,000 bluejackets, the complete restructuring of the naval aviation technical educational system, and the development of a highly skilled labor force. The first comprehensive study on the importance of aircraft maintenance and the aircraft technician in the age of the aircraft carrier, Sustaining the Carrier War, provides the missing link to our understanding of Great Power conflict at sea."-- Provided by publisher

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. The history of ships
• 1.2. Review of the development of ships
• 1.3. Future trends

• 2. Background of artificial intelligence (AI)
• 2.1. Review of AI
• 2.2. The fundamentals and implication areas of AI
• 2.3. The change of maritime in AI
• 2.4. Future trends

• 3. Evolution of maritime autonomous surface ships
• 3.1. Definitions of MASS
• 3.2. The development of autonomy in the world
• 3.3. Change of MASS systems
• 3.4. Elements of autonomous technologies
• 3.5. Technical and operational constraints
• 3.6. Future trends

• 4. Impact, development and potential for MASS
• 4.1. Crew careers status
• 4.2. Maritime industry shocks
• 4.3. The influence of port transportation
• 4.4. Safety and security in MASS
• 4.5. Legal implications of MASS
• 4.6. The post-COVID-19 pandemic era
• 4.7. Future trends

• 5. Concerns and challenges
• 5.1. Technological environment
• 5.2. Social responsibility
• 6. Conclusion and future trends.

Autonomous ships, like autonomous cars, can guide themselves without human conduction. AI and the future of computers taking over the art of driving is now our reality. The autonomous ship is a vessel that can operate fully on its own, without a crew, and is equipped with software to manage its movements. The interest in this field is growing rapidly with conferences dedicated to this specific technology. Forbes has stated that autonomous ships increase efficiency, improve safety, and relieve humans from unsafe and repetitive tasks.

• 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.

• Préface. Pour la France, par les mers, nous combattons
• 1. Appareillage
• Section - Il y a plus de deux siècles, à l'ère de la marine à voile
• Aux Indes avec monsieur de Suffren
• Premier acte, Sadras, 12°31'N - 080°10'E, le 17 février 1782
• Dernier acte, Gondelour, 11°44'N - 079°46'E, juin 1783
• Section - Il y a bientôt un siècle, à l'ère du canon. - À Koh-Chang avec le capitaine de vaisseau Bérenger
• Golfe du Siam, 11°55' N - 102°22'E, le 17 janvier 1941
• Section - Aujourd'hui, à l'ère du missile. - Dans le chaudron des Malouines avec l'amiral Woodward et l'équipage du HMS Glamorgan
• Au large, à l'est des Malouines, 53°S - 056°W, le 4 mai 1982
• Devant la côte est des Malouines, entre Port Stanley et Fitzroy, le 12 juin 1982
• Section - Le combat naval à travers le temps : ruptures et continuités
• Tu ne peux pas descendre deux fois dans le même fleuve
• "La guerre est un caméléons
• 2. De quoi s'agit-il ? la tactique navale dans son contexte
• Section - De la mer et de ses conséquences sur l'action tactique navale
• Hostilité
• Globalité
• Un milieu lisse et fluide
• Un milieu multidimensionnel
• Immensité
• L'exception qui confirme la règle : la singularité littorale
• Section - De la place de la tactique navale dans l'art de la guerre
• Les niveaux décisionnels en opérations
• Place de la tactique dans les niveaux décisionnels de la guerre
• Section - La finalité de l'action tactique navale. - Quelques repères
• Conquête, maîtrise et exploitation de l'espace aéromaritime
• En mer ou depuis la mer
• Compléments stratégiques
• Section - Des acteurs de l'action tactique navale
• À propos des acteurs du combat naval
• Les acteurs basés en mer
• Les acteurs basés à terre
• Les acteurs basés dans l'espace
• Section - Composants élémentaires de la tactique navale. – Tentative de classification
• Les deux piliers de la tactique navale
• Composants du pilier de tactique navale générale. Domaine des principes
• Composants des tactiques de forces navales. Domaine des procédés
• Section - Particules élémentaires de l'action tactique navale
• Le triptyque de l'action tactique navale
• Les actions tactiques navales cinétiques
• Les actions tactiques navales non cinétiques
• Le cas particulier des actions amphibies
• Les qualificatifs d'une action tactique navale
• 3. La fin et les moyens : tactique navale et technologie
• Section - La tactique au défi de l'évolution technologique
• La course technologique
• À la poursuite de la "surprise technologique"
• À la recherche de la "flotte idéale"
• Articuler technologie et tactique
• Section - Les écueils du "mirage technologique"
• Le risque de l'arme nouvelle
• Le risque de la surestimation des performances de ses équipements
• L'écueil de l'écrasement de la tactique par la technique
• Section - Dix amers sûrs pour le tacticien naval
• 4. Quelques amers : les principes de la tactique navale
• Section - Au-delà des procédés, les principes
• Premières difficultés
• Quelques limites
• Section - Une boussole : la spécificité du combat naval
• Rapide, destructeur, décisif
• Des campagnes d'attrition, des engagements pulsatiles
• À propos de supériorité et d'infériorité
• Conclusions pratiques
• Section - Une première dialectique fondamentale : les rapports de l'offensive et de la défensive en mer
• Offensive en mer
• Défensive en mer
• Cohabitation des deux aspects
• Avantages comparatifs
• Principes tactiques
• Section - L'oméga du combat naval : la délivrance du feu
• Un impératif catégorique : engager effectivement et de manière décisive en premier
• Considérations complémentaires sur la délivrance du feu
• Principes tactiques
• Section - L'alpha : la construction de l'image tactique
• Le problème des moyens
• Un effort orienté vers une finalité tactique : l'engagement
• Amis et neutres
• Principes
• Section - La force vitale du combat naval : la manœuvre
• Place de la manœuvre dans la tactique navale
• La question de la vitesse
• Un cas particulier : la manœuvre face à la masse terrestre
• Principes
• Section Une seconde dialectique fondamentale : concentration ou dispersion
• Concentrer, masser et disperser les forces, la force ou les efforts : quelles nuances
• Approche historique d'un dilemme tactique
• Bilan à l'ère du missile
• Principes
• Section - Sûreté et surprise
• La sûreté, âme de la liberté d'action et antidote contre la surprise
• Une forme particulière de sûreté : les réserves
• Sûreté et dispersion
• La surprise : s'en prémunir, mais surtout la produire
• Principes
• Section - Commandement et contrôle (C2) : quels principes ?
• Au cœur du C2, le rapport au temps
• La question du contrôle
• Principes
• Annexe. - Les grands principes de la guerre
• 5. Quelques corrections de Cap : les tendances de la tactique navale
• Section - Quelques tendances contextuelles
• Une tendance aux allures de constante : l'hybridité
• Une tendance bien réelle mais à nuancer : les espaces contestés
• Une double tendance juridique et morale : le droit comme levier et l'asymétrie des référentiels éthiques
• Une double tendance liée à l'accélération du monde
• Section - Les tendances du combat naval
• Plus loin, plus vite, plus létal : quelles conséquences ?
• Face à la transparence du corps, l'opacité du cœur
• Pleins phares dans le brouillard : enjeux autour d'une bascule cognitive
• La symbiose des milieux et des champs : enjeux autour du décloisonnement du champ de bataille naval
• Le combat collaboratif : la nouvelle organisation du travail au sein d'une force navale
• Plus de machines et moins d'hommes : les conséquences de l'âge de la robotique
• Dépendance technologique et 41 effet falaise. : quand le plus devient "moins
• Section - Quels facteurs de supériorité pour vaincre en mer au XXIe siècle ?
• À la fois lion et renard : faire sauter les freins mentaux, sans sacrifier les moyens à la fin
• Concilier décentralisation et centralisation : l'enjeu de la confiance
• Tin Can Sailor and Silicon Chip Warriar : l'enjeu de la résilience
• Garder "les pieds sur mer o : l'enjeu du pragmatisme
• L'homme au centre : l'enjeu de l'intelligence
• 4. Dans le chaudron du combat : planifier et conduire l'action tactique navale
• Section - La conception tactique, un acte de l'esprit en trois temps
• À propos de planification tactique
• Dispositions pour bien planifier : notions et état d'esprit
• Au commencement, apprécier la situation
• Au cœur de la conception tactique, la construction des options
• Enfin, décider
• La planification lorsque le temps manque
• Section - Commander et contrôler, le cœur de l'action tactique navale
• L'organisation du commandement, clé de voûte du C2 de force navale
• Le mission command, souvent invoqué, rarement compris
• La fabrique des ordres
• Section - La conduite de l'action tactique navale ou l'épreuve du feu
• Annexe. - Liste d'effets pouvant être produits dans le combat naval
• 7.

• Les membrures de la victoire : doctrine, entraînement et forces morales
• Section - L'esprit, ou la doctrine comme condition nécessaire, mais non suffisante, de la victoire
• La doctrine : ce qu'elle est, ce qu'elle n'est pas
• Sans doctrine, point de victoire tactique possible
• Une bonne doctrine est d'abord une doctrine saine
• Les écueils classiques de la doctrine
• Section - Le corps ou l'entraînement comme facteur de surclassement
• Pourquoi s'entraîner
• Comment s'entraîner
• S'entraîner au cinquième âge du combat naval
• Section - L'âme ou les forces morales
• Le rôle tactique des forces morales
• Le carburant des forces morales
• Conclusion au cinquième âge du combat naval
• 8. Commander : le leadership tactique en mer
• Section - Le rôle déterminant du chef tactique
• Vis-à-vis de l'action tactique
• Vis-à-vis de ses subordonnés
• Vis-à-vis de l'adversaire
• Les écueils à éviter
• Section - Les qualités du chef tactique naval
• Section - Du commandement par l'intention et l'exemple
• Commander au combat au XXIe siècle
• Promouvoir la liberté d'action
• En 2022, ce que nous dit la guerre en Ukraine
• De la vocation d'une marine de combat.

"Après des décennies d'apparente accalmie, l'hypothèse du combat naval est de nouveau plausible. Si le XXe siècle s'est achevé par une domination sans partage de la puissance navale occidentale, le XXIe siècle s'ouvre sur une contestation des équilibres anciens, en particulier dans les "espaces communs" dont la mer fait partie. La rivalité entre forces navales, qu'on aurait pu croire dépassée, fait donc son retour, soulevant dans son sillage de nombreuses interrogations sur les moyens de s'imposer en mer. Ce livre comble un vide : il n'existe pas de synthèse historique et prospective sur les forces navales au combat. Or, le besoin de réflexion dans ce domaine n'a jamais été aussi pressant, vital. C'est à cette tâche que deux officiers de marine s'attellent dans Vaincre en mer au XXIe siecle. Convoquant nombre d'épisodes souvent tombés dans l'oubli, ils démêlent les invariants et les inflexions de la guerre sur mer, analysent les conditions de ta victoire et rendent l'histoire navale palpitante. Aussi identifient-ils un cinquième âge de la conflictualité navale, plus létal, rapide et technologique, où la volonté, le courage et l'intelligence de l'homme seront plus que jamais la clé du succès. Un âge qui succède, sans les effacer totalement, aux âges de la voile, du canon, de l'avion et du missile. Cet ouvrage de tactique navale générale destiné au grand public est une immersion pleine d'embruns au cœur des combats navals qui nous attendent, à la lumière d'affrontements historiques dont les enseignements s'avèrent étonnants d'actualité."--Page 4 of cover.

• Introduction: Something new in the world
• The lucky bag
• Mastering power
• The two hats
• Richover made us do it
• Another Dreyfus case?
• Underway on nuclear power
• Atoms for peace
• Nautilus 90 North
• Education and freedom
• A different kind of man
• The chair with the short legs
• The Crusade
• Ships and horse turds
• The longest-serving officer
• Epilogue: like falling in love
• Acknowledgements
• Notes

A riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial "Father of the Nuclear Navy" "Marc Wortman delivers a 17-gun salute to this short, profane spitfire who pulled a reluctant Navy into the atomic era. . . . Wortman opens a window into the life of an intellectual titan disdainful of nearly everything except scientific honesty, his adopted nation, and the power of the atom."-Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal Known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy, " Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899-1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world's first practical nuclear power reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and Cold War strategy. They still influence world affairs today. His disdain for naval regulations, indifference to the chain of command, and harsh, insulting language earned him enemies in the navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House. A Jew born in a Polish shtetl, Rickover ultimately became the longest-serving U.S. military officer in history. In this exciting new biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.
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A riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial "Father of the Nuclear Navy" "Marc Wortman delivers a 17-gun salute to this short, profane spitfire who pulled a reluctant Navy into the atomic era. . . . Wortman opens a window into the life of an intellectual titan disdainful of nearly everything except scientific honesty, his adopted nation, and the power of the atom."-Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal Known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy, " Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899-1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world's first practical nuclear power reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and Cold War strategy. They still influence world affairs today. His disdain for naval regulations, indifference to the chain of command, and harsh, insulting language earned him enemies in the navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House. A Jew born in a Polish shtetl, Rickover ultimately became the longest-serving U.S. military officer in history. In this exciting new biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.
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• 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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"Au temps de la voile, le métier de marin est le plus complexe de tous, celui pour lequel l'erreur pardonne le moins. Aussi le jour où l'on franchit pour la première fois l'échelle de coupée est-il déterminant. C'est bien plus qu'un milieu naturel qu'il s'agit de dominer désormais : une langue qui est celle de la navigation, une manière de voir et de réfléchir, un rythme de travail et de veille, l'étroitesse encombrée du bord sous l'immensité du ciel et des flots, la violence des hommes en plus de celle des éléments. Tout le monde n'y résiste pas, mais l'attraction de la mer demeure. L'historien Olivier Chaline nous raconte comment, dans la France des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles qui se lance plus que jamais sur les océans, tant d'enfants et de très jeunes hommes ont appris la mer."--Page 4 of cover.

• Chapter 1. Maritime Development in Indonesia.-
• Chapter 2. A Discourse on Maritime Security, ASEAN and Indonesia's Maritime Vision.-
• Chapter 3. ASEAN Maritime Cooperation in Politics and Security.-
• Chapter 4. The Indonesian Political-Economy: Maritime Development in Fisheries and Commerce.-
• Chapter 5. Strategic Issues in Indonesia's Maritime Security.-
• Chapter 6. Indonesia's Maritime Diplomacy in ASEAN: An International Vision in the Face of National Challenges.-
• Chapter 7. ASEAN Maritime Security and Power Interaction in the Region.-
• Chapter 8. Maritime Security within the Framework of the Global Maritime Fulcrum.
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This book covers various strategic issues around maritime security in terms of how Indonesia has sought to implement its Global Maritime Fulcrum (GMF) vision, evaluating its regional impact within ASEAN. The Global Maritime Fulcrum' vision was declared by President Joko Widodo to refocus Indonesia's development paradigm to prioritize its maritime aspect in the Indo-Pacific. Divided across five pillars, namely: maritime culture, maritime resource management, maritime infrastructure and connectivity development, maritime diplomacy and maritime defense, the book presents that the implementation of this vision will doubtless have a significant regional impact, particularly in setting regional maritime agendas. In promoting an understanding of the challenges presented in implementing the Global Maritime Fulcrum and unpacking its multifaceted impact in the region, this book delves into Indonesia's maritime vision, the existing maritime arrangements within ASEAN, and Indonesia's interests in terms of its political economy relating to the maritime sector, strategic security issues, maritime diplomacy, and related regional power dynamics. Translated from Bahasa Indonesia into English, the book is relevant to scholars and policymakers in maritime studies, international relations, and regional studies relating to politics and power dynamics in Indonesia, specifically, and ASEAN more broadly.
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