Digesting history : the U.S. Naval War College, the lessons of World War Two, and future naval warfare, 1945-1947
By: by Hal M. Friedman.
Series: Naval war college historical monograph series -- no. 17
Publisher: Naval War College Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Newport, R.I
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781884733680
Subjects: Naval War College (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The beginning lessons, November 1945; title: The lessons continue, November 1945-March 1946; title: Logistics, amphibious warfare, and the postwar U.S. Naval establishment, March 1946-May 1946; title: Future U.S. Naval organization and amphibious warfare, continued, May 1946; title: Blockades, the Navy as a foreign policy instrument, and future Naval operations, May 1946; title: Kinkaid, spruance, cruisers, and carriers, June 1946-July 1946; title: Airpower, the United Nations, and the lessons of the Pacific War, July 1946-October 1946; title: More lessons and defense reorganization, November 1946-January 1947; title: More battle history and the influence of the atomic bomb on future naval warfare, February 1947-April 1947; title: Additional lessons, May 1947; title: Atomic naval warfare, the impact of bikini, and new shipboard weaponry, May 1947-July 1947; title: Battle lessons and seabees, July 1947-November 1947.