War at sea

1. What happened at the war at Sea? The naval war was a very important to the outcome of the war. Who ever controlled the water would win the civil war. The men in charge of the war at sea was, the Confederate States of America’s Secretary of Navy, Stephen Mallory, and the 24th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles. Neither really had any ships. Gideon Welles had to turn peacetime flotilla of fifty decrepit ships into war ships. Stephen Mallory didn’t even have a navy, but he still had to fight

Background A small study group at the Naval Postgraduate School for the Joint Campaign Analysis course collaborated together with previous research to better understand what is required to mobilize people for a maritime war in 2030. A proposal was made to determine which factors have the potential to limit the military capability of doubling the fleet by 2030. While researching factors, it is the responsibility of the team to determine if the objective of double the fleet was possible given the

the Napoleonic Wars rage on, It seems as if the US cannot avoid conflict with either France or Great Britain. There has been much outrage over the boarding of US merchant ships by both Great Britain and France, but even more anger towards the British impressment of US citizens into the British Royal Navy. Today, we are going to break it down, and inform you of everything there is to know. We will go through the who, what, when, where, and how. This, is Impressment: The War at High Seas. The Start Let's

Grasp of War During the violence of World War II, millions upon millions of terrified people fled their homes, hoping to find somewhere where peace still reigned. Every single one of these refugees faced horrors unimaginable to those who never experienced the pain, such as the loss of a friend or family to the cruel grasp of war. The character of these escapees was greatly affected and shaped by the events they experienced because of the oppression and fighting. The novel Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

first take-off and landing from a warship on the 18th of January, 1911, the future of the Navy had drastically changed. Little did Ely know that in a mere fifty years Naval Aviation would have a major contribution to the United States winning World War II. Captain Charles F. Pond exclaimed that Ely’s feat was “the most important landing of a bird since the dove flew back to the ark.” This quote by Captain Pond shows just how important naval aviation was going to be in the future along with the Navy’s

Theory of Sea Power Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan published The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783 in 1890, in which he attempted to analyze the role of sea control throughout history. Mahan, a naval officer, used his sea experience to create a theory about naval history that is unlike any other history work. Upon examination of Theodore Momsen’s History of the Roman Empire, which included the history of the Second Punic War, Mahan emphasized the significant role that sea communications

Second World War was an event which lasted from 1939 until 1945 to the Allied victory and the Axis defeat. The World War II was much more advanced in sense of machinery and technology than the First World War and it is often described as a total war involving 30 countries and more than 50 million casualties altogether. Meaning with total war that everyone was targeted and every sort of technology and machinery were taken into practice. However, this essay’s pressure will be on the sea power which

China deploying missiles in the South China Sea Since September 2015, China has begun to increase the arming of the islands in the South China Sea on the islands that China claims belongs to them. The claiming of the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands by China are creating panic for its neighbors, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Because, China is ignoring the claims the nations have on the Islands in the South China Sea. Most recently, China has made a political decision to

Lessons from the Sun Tzu theory of war about potential war between Vietnam and China in 21st Century Introduction War or conflict is a part of the mankind’s world. Although nobody likes war but it still exists as a certain fact with various appearances and characters. In the 21st century, the phantom of the war and terrorism become a truly threaten to international community. In Vietnam, there is no terrorism or religious war. Frankly, Vietnam does not have to deal with this complicated issues.

When recalling the Peloponnesian War, unlike the Russo-Japanese War, the strategic goals of this war seemed to change throughout the 27 years that it was active. It originally stemmed from the disagreement of Athens (sea power) controlling where Megara merchants could conduct business or perform trading. Sparta (land power) wasn’t in agreement to the control of Megara by Athens and decided to stand up for Megara and surrounding cities. In the Russo-Japanese War, you had a super power and rising