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Navy Strategic Culture: Why the Navy Thinks Differently
Roger Barnett
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Description for Navy Strategic Culture: Why the Navy Thinks Differently
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
To provide readers with insights into how naval officers think about how to conduct naval warfare, retired naval officer and Naval War College professor Emeritus Roger Barnett opens the oceangoing service for inspection. He attributes the unstructured, at-sea environment with powerfully conditioning an officer’s way of thinking, explaining that the watery setting forces them to be constantly alert, self-reliant, and willing to take risks. In characterizing the culture, he describes an expeditionary mindset, underwritten by history and nourished by experience that sets naval officers apart from the other branches of the military. Barnett shows how officers think ... Read more
To provide readers with insights into how naval officers think about how to conduct naval warfare, retired naval officer and Naval War College professor Emeritus Roger Barnett opens the oceangoing service for inspection. He attributes the unstructured, at-sea environment with powerfully conditioning an officer’s way of thinking, explaining that the watery setting forces them to be constantly alert, self-reliant, and willing to take risks. In characterizing the culture, he describes an expeditionary mindset, underwritten by history and nourished by experience that sets naval officers apart from the other branches of the military. Barnett shows how officers think ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
466g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591140245
SKU
V9781591140245
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Ref
99-3
About Roger Barnett
Roger W. Barnett, Captain, USN (Ret.) taught at the Naval War College and is the author of numerous articles on naval strategic culture and the co-editor of Strategy and Seapower. He is resident of Newport, RI.
Reviews for Navy Strategic Culture: Why the Navy Thinks Differently
“Captain Barnett’s book is a whirlwind tour through American naval history in only 130 pages.” — Canadian Naval Review