Admiral Hooper wrote most of this book during evenings and weekends in 1968 while he served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics). He later became Director of Naval History.
Admiral Hooper wrote most of this book during evenings and weekends in 1968 while he served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics)....
This work 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....
This work presents a selective review of naval power, changes in power that have occured over time, and the employment of that power during peace a...
Although the American involvement in Vietnam is most often thought of in terms of its army and air forces, the United States Navy also had a significant presence in Southeast Asia from 1945 on. Its role in the immediate post-World War II era, its support of French forces up to the fall of Dien Bien Phu, and the run-up to a more substantial direct American involvement in the late 1950s is particularly obscure. "The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict: Volume I, The Setting of the Stage to 1959", the first in a series, provides the needed historical background for the period up to 1959...
Although the American involvement in Vietnam is most often thought of in terms of its army and air forces, the United States Navy also had a significa...
