Major Naval Operations: Selected Case Studies: Selected Case Studies

By Milan N Vego and Milan N. Vego

This work is primarily aimed to explain and analyze major naval operations as amethod of combat employment of naval forces, as well as the types of major navaloperations and their planning and execution. It is divided into eight topical sections.The introduction describes the origins of major naval operations, while chapter 1describes the meaning, purpose, prerequisites, and elements of a major naval operation.Chapter 2 explains in some detail the types of major naval operations in terms oftheir main purposes. Chapter 3 describes and analyzes the process of making decisionsand planning major naval operations, while chapters 4 and 5 explain the key elementsof an operational design and operational idea (scheme). Chapter 6 discusses the preparationfor and execution of a major naval operation. The last chapter offers somethoughts on the future of major naval operations as the main method of combatemployment of naval forces to accomplish operational objectives at sea."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884733506
• ISBN13: 9781884733505
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Dept. of the Navy
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher