Naval War College Review
Volume 72, Number 3 (2019) Summer 2019
A rendering of World War II-era maritime mines. In "Preparing Today for the Mines of Tomorrow," Joshua Edwards reviews traditional mining practices and the methodologies used to assess the effectiveness of mines and to plan their usage, and proposes new measures of effectiveness to account for the wave of technological innovation the field of maritime mining currently is undergoing.
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The U.S. Naval War College
From the Editor
From the Editors
Carnes Lord
President's Forum
President's Forum
Jeffrey A. Harley
Articles
NATO’s Selective Sea Blindness—Assessing the Alliance’s New Navies
Thomas-Durell Young
Preparing Today for the Mines of Tomorrow
Joshua Edwards
Back to Basics—Research Design for the Operational Level of War
Margaret M. Polski
Storm Clouds on the Horizon—Challenges and Recommendations for Military Recruiting and Retention
Christopher J. McMahon and Colin J. Bernard
Origins of a “Ragged Edge”—U.S. Ambiguity on the Senkakus’ Sovereignty
Robert C. Watts IV
“They Were Playing Chicken”—The U.S. Asiatic Fleet’s Gray-Zone Deterrence Campaign against Japan, 1937–40
Hunter Stires
Book Reviews
Challenges to European Democracy—The New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe
Don Thieme and Todd Huizinga
The American Military: A Concise History
Marc Beaudreau and Joseph T. Glatthaar
Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media
Doyle Hodges, P. W. Singer, and Emerson T. Brooking
Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (1742–1814)
John B. Hattendorf and Ian M. Bates
Tidal Wave: From Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay
James P. McGrath III and Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
One Nation under Drones: Legality, Morality, and Utility of Unmanned Combat Systems
Lucie-Anne Dionne-Thomas and John E. Jackson
Bombs without Boots: The Limits of Airpower
Dale C. Rielage and Anthony M. Schinella
The Free Sea: The American Fight for Freedom of Navigation
Martin N. Murphy, James Kraska, and Raul Pedrozo
Maritime Strategies for the XXI Century: The Contribution of Admiral Castex
Paul A. Povlock and Lars Wedin
Reflections on Reading
Reflections on Reading
John E. Jackson
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