U.S. Navy Surface Battle Doctrine and Victory in the Pacific

Authors

Trent Hone

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