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Defeating the U-boat : inventing antisubmarine warfare / Jan S. Breemer.

Title
Defeating the U-boat : inventing antisubmarine warfare / Jan S. Breemer.
Author
Breemer, Jan S.
Publication
Newport, R.I. : Naval War College Press ; Washington, DC : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., c2010.

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  • Naval War College (U.S.). Press.
  • Naval War College (U.S.). Center for Naval Warfare Studies.
Description
87 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"In Defeating the U-boat: Inventing Antisubmarine Warfare, Newport Paper 36, Jan. S. Breemer tells the story of the British response to the German submarine threat. His account of Germany's 'asymmetric' challenge (to use the contemporary term) to Britain's naval mastery holds important lessons for the United States today, the U.S. Navy in particular. The Royal Navy's obstinate refusal to consider seriously the option of convoying merchant vessels, which turned out to be key to the solution of the U-boat problem, demonstrates the extent to which professional military cultures can thwart technical and operational innovation even in circumstances of existential threat. Although historical controversy continues to cloud this issue, ... Breemer ends his lively and informative study with some general reflections on military innovation and the requirements for fostering it. "--Foreword
Series Statement
Naval War College Newport papers, 1544-6824 ; 36
Uniform Title
Newport paper ; no. 36.
Alternative Title
Inventing antisubmarine warfare
Subject
  • Submarines (Ships) > Germany > History
  • Submarine warfare > Germany > History
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British
  • Unterseebootkrieg
  • Weltkrieg (1914-1918)
  • Deutschland
  • Großbritannien
Note
  • "August 2010"--T.p. verso.
  • Format not distributed to depository libraries.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Chapter 1. "The submarine boat does not and cannot revolutionize naval warfare" -- Chapter 2. Cutting the thin thread -- Chapter 3. "The old theories have been tried and found wanting" -- Chapter 4. "We run a great risk of losing the war".
ISBN
  • 9781884733772
  • 1884733778
LCCN
^^2010533335
OCLC
680662358
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library