| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
U.S. Naval Institute wheel books |
| Contents |
Preface ; 1. Anchorage ; 2. The Marines Will Have to Walk ; 3. Tactical Development ; 4. From 'Futuristic Whimsy' to Naval Reality ; 5. William B. Cushing ; 6. Toward a New Identity, 1882-1888 ; 7. Selections from American Naval Policy ; 8. Time Is Everything ; 9. Illustrative Battles ; 10. Creating ASW Killing Zones ; 11. A Poor Man's Naval Defense and Anti-Landing Defense and the Implications for Future Amphibious Operations ; 12. Effect of the Marines on the Navy -- 13. Missile Chess: A Parable ; Index ; About the Editor |
| Summary |
"Wheel books" were once found in the uniform pockets of virtually all junior officers and many senior petty officers. Each small notebook was unique to the Sailor carrying it, but all had in common a collection of data and wisdom that the individual deemed useful in the effective execution of his or her duties. Often used as a substitute for experience among neophytes and as a portable library of reference information for more experienced personnel, those weathered pages contained everything from the time of the next tide, to leadership hints from a respected chief petty officer, to the color |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Naval tactics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Naval tactics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hughes, Wayne P., 1930- editor.
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| LC no. |
2014040963 |
| ISBN |
9781612518916 |
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1612518915 |
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