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List of Figures and Tables |
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Foreword to the Third Edition |
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Foreword to the Second Edition |
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Foreword to the First Edition |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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A Third Edition for the Cyber and Robotics Age |
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Fleet Tactics: A Definition |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (3) |
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Commentary from Aboukir Bay |
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9 | (6) |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (2) |
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Doctrine: The Glue of Tactics |
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20 | (3) |
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To Know Tactics, Know Technology |
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23 | (1) |
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The Seat of Purpose Is on the Land |
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24 | (2) |
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"A Ship's a Fool to Fight a Fort" |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (5) |
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2 Tactical Development, 1650--1815 |
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35 | (14) |
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The Ship of the Line: Massing Firepower |
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36 | (2) |
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The Column: The Means of Control |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (3) |
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The Fighting Instructions Mature |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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The Influence of Strategy |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (3) |
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3 Tactical Development in Peacetime |
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49 | (27) |
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The Golden Age of Tactical Thought, 1865--1914 |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (2) |
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After the Civil War, 1865--85 |
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52 | (3) |
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Triumph of the Big Gun, 1900--1916 |
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55 | (3) |
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Reemergence of the Fighting Column |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (1) |
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Cruising Formation and Tactical Scouting |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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The Destroyer Screen and Torpedo Threat |
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67 | (2) |
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Turn-of-the-Century Theory and Practice |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (2) |
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4 World War II: The Revolution in Weaponry |
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76 | (23) |
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76 | (4) |
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Five New Tactical Problems |
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80 | (3) |
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A Tactical Model of Carrier Warfare |
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83 | (8) |
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Resolution of Tactical Problems |
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91 | (6) |
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97 | (2) |
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5 World War II: The Revolution in Sensors |
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99 | (24) |
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Scouting Measures and Countermeasures |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (2) |
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Night Surface Actions in the Solomons |
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104 | (9) |
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The Solomons: A Conclusion |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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Tactical Interaction between Land and Sea Forces |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (18) |
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New Kinds of Naval Operations |
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123 | (2) |
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Purposes of Naval Operations |
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125 | (1) |
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Functions Performed by Naval Operations |
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126 | (1) |
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Operations of Navies at Sea |
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127 | (2) |
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Operational Constants, Trends, and Variables |
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129 | (1) |
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Two Great Constants: Operational Maneuver and Efficiency of Movement |
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130 | (1) |
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A Great Constant: Land Battles Are Much More Frequent |
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131 | (1) |
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A Great Trend: Changes in Scouting Effectiveness |
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131 | (1) |
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A Recent Trend That Will Become More Extant |
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132 | (1) |
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The Greatest Variable: Social and Political Changes |
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132 | (3) |
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Part Trend, Part Variable: Fewer Battles at Sea |
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135 | (1) |
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Command Processes Govern Campaigns |
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136 | (2) |
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Tension between Cohesive Action and Delegated Authority |
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138 | (1) |
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Improving Wartime Operations with Campaign Analysis |
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139 | (2) |
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7 The Evolution of Tactics in the Age of Missile Warfare |
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141 | (22) |
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Nuclear Warheads and Long-Range Missiles |
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141 | (1) |
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Effect of Nuclear Weapons on Fleet Tactics and Ships |
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142 | (1) |
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Tactical Legacies of Strategic Warfare Thinking |
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143 | (1) |
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Missiles in Maritime Warfare |
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144 | (2) |
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A Campaign Perspective of the Tanker Wars |
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146 | (1) |
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Missile Combat between Fleets: The Record |
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147 | (2) |
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Lessons of the South Atlantic War |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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Damage per Quantity of Ordnance |
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152 | (5) |
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Tactical Considerations of Staying Power |
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157 | (1) |
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Littoral Warfare: Measuring Performance |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (29) |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (3) |
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173 | (5) |
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178 | (6) |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (22) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (10) |
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Summary of Tactical Trends and Constants |
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210 | (4) |
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10 The Trends and Constants of Technology |
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214 | (14) |
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Technological Pace and Tactical Change |
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214 | (1) |
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Secret Weapons and Wartime Surprise |
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215 | (2) |
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Peacetime Evolutions and Revolutions |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (2) |
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The Story of the Wampanoag |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (20) |
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Theory, Planning, and the Battle's Proximity |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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Mission: The Link to Strategy |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (4) |
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Missions and Strategies of Inferior Navies |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (1) |
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The Correlation of Naval Force |
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241 | (5) |
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Payoff: The Synthesis of Force Attributes |
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246 | (2) |
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12 A Twenty-First-Century Revolution |
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248 | (14) |
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The Influence of Information Warfare |
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248 | (2) |
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Cryptography and Cyberwarfare |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (3) |
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Exploitation of Unmanned Vehicles and Countermeasures |
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253 | (1) |
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Information Operations for Rescue Missions and Diplomacy |
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254 | (1) |
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Exploitation of Computing Machines and Information Flows |
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254 | (2) |
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Exploitation of Space Satellites |
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256 | (1) |
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Tactical Information Warfare in Combat |
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257 | (1) |
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Information Warfare in Education and Training |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (2) |
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13 Modern Tactics and Operations |
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262 | (32) |
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262 | (1) |
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A Salvo Model of Modern Missile Combat |
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263 | (6) |
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Variations and Historical Numbers |
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269 | (3) |
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Planning with Salvo Equations |
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272 | (2) |
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Salvo Equations for Impending Battle |
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274 | (5) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (4) |
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284 | (2) |
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A Tactical Focus for the American Navy |
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286 | (1) |
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Scouting and Antiscouting |
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287 | (1) |
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Shooting and Counterforce |
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288 | (1) |
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Command, Control, and C2 Countermeasures |
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289 | (1) |
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Integrated Thinking to Attack Effectively First |
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290 | (1) |
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Littoral Campaigns: A Land-Sea-Air Interaction |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (12) |
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294 | (1) |
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300 | (2) |
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302 | (4) |
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15 The Battle of the Aegean |
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306 | (27) |
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306 | (1) |
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306 | (24) |
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Appendix A Terminology |
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333 | (4) |
Appendix B Principles of War |
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337 | (6) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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