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02089aam a2200385 i 4500 001 FF1D12CA6B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 151019t20162016ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015038525 020 $a 078649879X 020 $a 9780786498796 035 $a (OCoLC)936191609 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c STF $d YDXCP $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a VA50 W38 2016 100 1 $a Watts, R. B. $q (Robert B.), $d 1963- $e author. 245 10 $a American sea power and the obsolescence of capital ship theory / $c R.B. Watts. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2016] 300 $a vii, 222 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index. 505 0 $a The changing paradigm of war : the United States and irregular warfare theory -- The philosophy : A.T. Mahan and the foundations of U.S. naval thought -- War fighting theory and practice, 1914/1941 : the ascendency of the capital ship -- Lessons, retrenchment, and theory, 1945/1951 -- Theory and the challenge of irregular warfare, 1950/1980 -- Theoretical renaissance : the maritime strategy, 1980/1990 -- Strategy adrift, 1990/2001 -- The new challenge : 9/11 and the use of naval power in irregular warfare -- The legacy lives on -- Conclusions: The cycles of history. 520 2 $a "This book discusses the challenges of irregular warfare in the 21st century, and the need for U.S. naval power to develop a new strategic paradigm"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sea-power $z United States. 650 0 $a Irregular warfare $z United States. 650 0 $a Warships $z United States. 650 0 $a Naval art and science $z United States. 650 0 $a Naval strategy. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Naval $y 20th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826043635.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FF1D12CA6B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search