Learning war [electronic resource] : the evolution of fighting doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945 / Trent Hone.

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"Learning War examines the U.S. Navy's doctrinal development from 1898-1945 and explains why the Navy in that era was so successful as an organization at fostering innovation. Trent Hone argues that the Navy created a sophisticated learning system in the early years of the twentieth century that led...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hone, Trent (Author)
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]
Series:Studies in naval history and sea power
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > History > 20th century.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Training of.
Naval tactics > Study and teaching > United States.
Military doctrine > United States > History > 20th century.
Naval strategy > History > 20th century.
Naval tactics > History > 20th century.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2018 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898–1945
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Prologue: complex adaptive systems and military doctrine
  • A professional officer corps
  • The gunnery system
  • Plans and doctrine before World War I
  • The interwar learning system
  • Heuristics at guadalcanal
  • The CIC
  • Victory in the Pacific
  • Epilogue: the cost of war.