The key aspects of conducting naval strategy and operations in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas, popularly called 'narrow seas', are covered in this book -- topics not often discussed in the professional literature. This new work is intended for professionals serving in either blue-water navies or in ...
The key aspects of conducting naval strategy and operations in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas, popularly called 'narrow seas', are covered in this book -- topics not often discussed in the professional literature. This new work is intended for professionals serving in either blue-water navies or in the navies of countries bordering on narrow seas, as well as informed lay readers.
Naval warfare in a typical narrow sea such as the Baltic Sea or the Arabian Gulf includes peculiarities not found in war on the open ocean. The proximity of the landmass, the small sizes of and correspondingly short distances between adjoining seas, the prevalence of highly indented coasts with a multitude of offshore islands, and the shallowness of water mean that the employment of naval forces and aircraft is far more complex than on the open ocean. The outcome of war in a narrow sea, therefore, typically depends to a larger degree on the course of events on land and in the air. The threat of land-based aircraft,submarines, coastal anti-ship missiles and mines makes the operations of blue-water navies such as the US Navy both more complicated and riskier
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