Naval War College Review
Abstract
The basic strategic problems confronting the U.S. Navy during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s were how to move a large fleet across the Pacific, absorb or avoid Japanese attritional attacks, seize forward bases for further oper- ations, and retain sufficient fighting strength to defeat Japan’s Combined Fleet. Japanese and American policies in Asia were in conflict, and war was a possible result; the U.S. Navy planned to win by destroying Japan’s navy, imposing a blockade, and forcing Japan’s surrender.
Recommended Citation
Hone, Trent
(2009)
"U.S. Navy Surface Battle Doctrine and Victory in the Pacific,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 62:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol62/iss1/7
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