Maritime Strategy and Sea Denial

<p>This book focuses on the theory and practice of maritime strategy and operations by the weaker powers at sea.</p><p></p><p>Illustrated by examples from naval and military history the book explains and analyzes the strategies of the weaker side at sea in both peacetime and wartime; in defense versus offense; the main prerequisites for disputing control of the sea; and the conceptual framework of disputing control of the sea. It also explains and analyzes in some detail the main methods of disputing sea control – avoiding/seeking decisive encounters weakening enemy naval forces over time counter-containment of enemy naval forces destroying the enemy’s military-economic potential at sea attacks on the enemy coast defense of the coast defense/capturing important positions/basing areas and defense/capturing of a choke point. A majority of the world’s navies are currently of small or medium-size. In the case of a war with a much stronger opponent they would be strategically on the defensive and their main objective then would be to dispute control of the sea by a stronger side at sea. This book provides a practical guide to such a strategy.</p><p></p><p>This book would be of much interest to students of naval power maritime security strategic studies and military/naval history.</p>