| "This
is must reading for real and would-be naval strategists at all levels."
—Proceedings — U.S. Naval Institute
The Navy in the Post-Cold War World is the first book to
invite the reader to think strategically—that is, in means-ends
terms—about the navy in the new post-Soviet era. It provides
a unique synthesis of strategic theory, defense analysis, and history.
Colin Gray first explains how sea power "works"; explores the strategic
relationship among sea, land, and air power, with particular attention
to the course of a conflict viewed as a whole; and ventures boldly
into the region of the meaning of space strategy for maritime power
and the relevance of that power in the still emerging post-Cold
War security environment.
The Navy in the Post-Cold War World is unusual because it
is written by an internationally recognized general strategic theorist
and analyst rather than by a longstanding naval writer. Gray is
thus better able to view naval issues in proper perspective. Gray
delves deeply into the role of sea power as an enabling agent and
team player in the overall enterprise of national and international
security. He provides the most current assessment of what sea and
space power mean for each other as well as envisioning the future
of maritime-oriented defense. |
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S. Gray is Professor of International Politics and Director of
the Center for Security Studies at the University of Hull and European
Director of the National Institute for Public Policy (U.S.). He is
the author of many books, including Weapons Don't Make War: Policy,
Strategy, and Military Technology (Kansas, 1993) and The Leverage
of Sea Power: The Strategic Advantage of Navies in War (The Free
Press, 1992). In 1987 Dr. Gray received the Distinguished Public Service
Award from the U. S. Navy for his contribution to the development
of maritime strategy. |
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