Essay on Amphibious vs. Sea Power

6a. With respect to the author’s conclusions (either specified or implied), I accept or agree with the following and why: His explanations of the struggle to keep the Marine Corps alive and the early development of amphibious doctrine make this book a great tool in understanding the modern Marine Corps.

To be sure, a surprise strategic Chinese attack is a valuable worst-case scenario to study, but protracted multi-dimensional U.S.-China competition for Pacific influence—akin to the contemporary era—is arguably more likely and, thus, a more sensible scenario against which to wargame. Also, despite its plausible portrayal of a localized insurgency, the novel stops short of depicting mass civil unrest elsewhere and social stability considerations that would almost certainly accompany a future world war. Nonetheless, Ghost Fleet’s technical narrative provides ample realistic content for today’s security and defense officials to balance and refine tomorrow’s warfare strategies. Singer and Cole’s near-future depiction of U.S. technological vulnerability in warfare should spur those officials to enable American innovation and adaptation in warfighting solutions well before the onset of strategic

In the book 1812: The Navy’s War, Author George C. Daughan gives the reader an inside look into the events that led to the War of 1812 and war itself. Within the book, Mr. Daughan analyzed the conflict between the recently discovered Unites States and Great Brittan. The book gives in detail the short-term consequences of the War, as well as the lingering effects the war brought to the United States. By the end of Mr. Daughan historic text it is abundantly clear that the War of 1812 forever impacted the way the United States military operated. Mr. Daughan gives an outstanding synopsis of the United State’s rise as a military power, specifically the United States Navy. Daughan gives the reader an in-depth look of these gruesome battles, by using letters, journal writing, and other first-hand accounts of those directly involved in the war.

“…however wonderful our individual ships are we must face the fact that if we go to war against

A Comparison of the Naval Tactics and Outcomes of the Colonists in the American Revolution Introduction The American Revolution ended with triumphant colonists gaining independence and founding their own nation. The Civil War ended with the Confederates failing, where the original colonists had succeeded, and remaining part of the United States. Despite this, there are still many similarities between the naval tactics used by the Confederates in the Civil War and by the colonists in the American Revolutionary War. Both the colonists and the confederates found themselves with a serious lack of naval capabilities at the start and end of the wars.

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utilize the seas and attack from the water when countries least expected it. Document E gives

The first option of an invasion I believe would have been at an extreme cost of human life. “180,000 Marine and Army soldiers launched an assault on the island

The development of the allied military strategy in World War II (WWII) presented challenges for the U.S. and Great Britain as they worked together to defeat the Axis powers. First, this paper will review the environment at the time of WWII when Admiral Stark penned the “Plan Dog” memorandum and MAJ Wedemeyer’s War Defense Team put together the “Victory Plan”. Next, it will look at the advantages and disadvantages of coalition operations with supporting examples. Then, a review of two major meetings between U.S. and Great Britain will identify what strategic decisions were made and the effects they have on the war. Finally, this paper will explore the foundations of strategy (Clausewitz and Sun Tzu) by which the allied forces used and

Brodine, C. (2009). A Look at the birth of the Continental Navy. America’s Navy, Retrieved from: http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=49113

This essay will discuss my grandfather Clarence (Bucky) Burgess and his role in the U.S. Navy, and will also discuss how this relates to the naval battles in World War II. My grandfather was on the U.S.S. WASP CV-18 from around 1942 to 1945. The U.S. got involved in this horrific war in 1941, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The U.S. was part of the allied forces with “Great Britain, China and the Soviet Union” (CNN) fighting against the Axis Powers who had major countries such as Italy, Japan, and Germany. In this war, there would be 405,399 American deaths and there were 670,846 people who were wounded. During World War II the Navy began to grow because of all the naval battles taking place in both the Pacific theater as well as the Atlantic theater.

Parts five and six bring together the personal and professional relationship between Marines themselves and the American public. These relationships, forged by the millions of men and women who have donned the Marine Corps uniform, are a result of training methods and careful selection. General Krulak gives the reader a taste of why Marines do what they have come to be known as America’s force in readiness. First to Fight has many good traits. The book, while easy to read and addictively interesting, never sugarcoats the intense conflicts between high level officials. General Krulak enhances the “official” record with personal accounts of events and people now legendary. His no-holds-barred approach to his writing makes General Krulak’s book both honest and educational. His explanations of the struggle to keep the Marine Corps alive and the early development of amphibious doctrine make First to Fight a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the modern Marine Corps. In parts of the book, General Krulak provides a mountain of detail. While these facts would be of great historical value for a reader who knows military structure and nomenclature, they tend to bog down the reader at points. The political volleys also tend to get tedious when the General describes the how the Marine Corps had to fight tooth and nail for institutional survival. These

Mahan viewed the sea as a center of gravity of vital strategic interest to the United States. Any limitation of, or challenge to, U.S. military power, particularly if it came from the sea, would constrain the nation and harm its national interests. Any victory of U.S. arms upon the sea would give the nation the luxury of independent action in pursuing its interests. While singling out and considering one by one the other components of sea power, Mahan drew the conclusion that the United States had the potential for developing this power. He noted two key elements: the character and will of the American people and the nation’s large industrial potential.

The United States Marine Corps is a frequently misunderstood, occasionally maligned but more frequently mythologized division of the U.S. Armed Forces. Sometimes its role is perceived as overlapping the roles and responsibilities of its military counterparts such as the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. However, as the exhaustive text by Victor Krulak shows, it is far more often seen as enhancing, focusing and insuring the roles and responsibilities. As the original pressing of Krulak's text was completed in 1984, a great many of the sentiments that permeate First in Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps carry pointedly Cold War-related messages and imperatives. However, an open-minded consideration of the text demonstrates a particular relevance for the servicemen and women of today's U.S. Marine Corps.

When considering how to adapt a 20th century strategy to the needs of the contemporary world, the U.S. is challenged by the products of its own successes. America supports and promotes an engine of revolutionary change in world affairs. However, the economic and technological progress that has so greatly benefitted our nation also introduces new and complicating factors into world politics. The three greatest difficulties the U.S. will face in the next irregular conflict involving our allies or a coalition are global economic stability and security,