ARMED & ALONE: America's Century-Long Romance with GUNBOATS

From: Sea Classics | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: Bloom, Jim | Copyright information

Long before powerful nuclear armed fleets controlled the seven seas, it was the forlorn little unarmored warship, often boasting only a single cannon, that kept trouble at bay in what was known as "gunboat diplomacy"/ Part 1

The buzz-word in US Naval operational planning is "littoral warfare," essentially another name for the long-established coastal patrol, interdiction and surveillance missions (with the added function of shore-raiding commando SEALS) support. These tasks are assigne...

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