Deterrence and Denial
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Eighteen case studies ranging from the late 17th century to the present and written by country experts examine the operational and strategic effects of an existent navy (a fleet in being) in both peace and wartime. They analyze the influence of fleets in being on the strategies chosen as well as those rejected by both friends and rivals. Highlighted is the deterrent value of navies—what a fleet in being prevents from occurring. The concluding chapter draws overarching lessons from the preceding: four chapters on the age of sail, four chapters on the twentieth century prior to the world wars,…mehr

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Eighteen case studies ranging from the late 17th century to the present and written by country experts examine the operational and strategic effects of an existent navy (a fleet in being) in both peace and wartime. They analyze the influence of fleets in being on the strategies chosen as well as those rejected by both friends and rivals. Highlighted is the deterrent value of navies—what a fleet in being prevents from occurring. The concluding chapter draws overarching lessons from the preceding: four chapters on the age of sail, four chapters on the twentieth century prior to the world wars, five chapters on the ensuing global wars, and five chapters on the cold wars and encompassing the ongoing tensions with China. Navies covered include the Royal, Bourbon, Napoleonic, Spanish, tsarist, Imperial Japanese, Austria-Hungarian, Italian, German, U.S., Soviet, and Chinese navies.
Autorenporträt
S.C.M. Paine began teaching in the Strategy & Policy Department of the U.S. Naval War College in 2000. Professor Paine’s publications include five naval books co-edited with Bruce A. Elleman on blockades, commerce raiding, coalitions, expeditionary warfare, and non-military uses of navies. Other publications include The Japanese Empire and The Wars for Asia ,1911–1949. Paine has a PhD in Russian and Chinese history from Columbia University. She lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.