Writing to think
Subtitle: the intellectual journey of a naval career
By: Robert C. Rubel
Contributors: Naval War College (U.S.). Center for Naval Warfare Studies; Naval War College (U.S.). Press
Series: Naval War College Newport paper -- 41
Publisher: Naval War College Press; For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newport, Rhode Island; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781935352273
Subjects: Naval strategy; Naval aviation; Unified operations (Military science); War games
Description: The purpose of this volume is to honor the work and thought of Robert C. Rubel, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.). Since his retirement from the Navy, Robert (a.k.a. "Barney") Rubel has held senior positions in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies (CNWS), in the Naval War College, in Newport, Rhode Island -- first as deputy dean, then as chairman of the War Gaming Department, and finally (since 2006) as dean. During this period, not only has he presided effectively over a complex (and in many ways anomalous) institution, but he has found the time to create a substantial body of published writings about naval warfare and war, or strategy generally. In the process, he has quietly established himself as one of the Navy's most innovative and wide-ranging thinkers. This volume brings together a selection of Rubel's short papers from over the last decade and a half. Viewed as a single body of thought, they gain in weight from being read and considered together. It is hoped, therefore, that this volume will provide a basis for a better and more enduring appreciation of Rubel's contribution to the intellectual capital of today's Navy.
Notes: "February 2014"--Page ii.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part One: Naval strategy. The new maritime strategy : the rest of the story; title: The Navy's changing force paradigm; title: Talking about sea control; title: Command of the sea : an old concept resurfaces in a new form; title: Navies and economic prosperity : the new logic of sea power; title: Defense of the system : changing the geometry of great power competition; title: Part Two: Naval aviation. The U.S. Navy's transition to jets; title: The future of aircraft carriers; title: Pigeon holes and paradigm shifts : getting the most out of unmanned aircraft; title: Tales from the platform; title: Part Three: Joint operations. Gettysburg and Midway : historical parallels in operational command; title: Principles of jointness; title: Slicing the onion differently : seapower and the levels of war; title: Getting a grip on tailored deterrence : the world of conflict management; title: Part Four: War gaming. The forms of warfare : integrating ethos and warfighting; title: War-gaming network-centric warfare; title: The epistemology of war gaming.