The Uses of Naval Force

Authors

James A. Barber

Abstract

There is a striking contrast between the concerns which dominate naval planning and force structure and those things we actually do with the fleet. For 30 years the specter of a major war with the Soviet Union has been the contingency that has dominated our planning; yet none of us, in careers filled with naval operations in support of national policy, has ever exchanged anything more lethal than gun salutes with a Soviet warship.

Recommended Citation

Barber, James A. (1977) "The Uses of Naval Force," Naval War College Review: Vol. 30: No. 3, Article 9.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss3/9