INTRODUCTION. Coordinating the tasks of running a ship at the Age of Sail was complex, and sea battles threatened the lives of all on board, which required strict discipline to survive. The sea is a hazardous place, and death awaits. Every detail of shipboard life revolves around absolute obedience. The navy captain’s power was indeed immense. To stoop and receive…
INTRODUCTION The word technology is a compound of two Greek roots, tekhne for craft, and logia for learning. Technology then is the practical application of knowledge expressed through the use of a crafted device. This book focuses on 6 technologies in 3 broad categories: Weapon, Tool, and Platform. A weapon is to damage a target; a tool is to assist…
INTRODUCTION The word technology is a compound of two Greek roots, tekhne for craft, and logia for learning. Technology then is the practical application of knowledge expressed through the use of a crafted device. This book focuses on 6 technologies in 3 broad categories: Weapon, Tool, and Platform. A weapon is to damage a target; a tool is to assist…
INTRODUCTION. This book is a way to make you a more intelligent critic of decisions that countries make with respect to threats from cyberspace. It is for those who ask what their country should do about cyberespionage or whether countries should integrate cyberspace into their threat planning, or cyberwar into their war planning, including military power. PART I. FOUNDATIONS EMBLEMATIC…
RADM Peter Wake, USN is on an espionage mission in Europe during 1904-05 to obtain the German war plan to invade America. In the process, Wake becomes a German target, inescapably entangled in Russian turmoil, and headed for the disastrous Russia-Japan naval battle on the far side of the globe which will change world history forever, producing the daunting foe…
The author, ADM James Stavridis USN (Ret) shares vignettes from 50 out of more than 5,000 books he had read during his naval career at sea. A combination of fiction and non-fiction, some are about the oceans of the world, some are about history, and some are books that are fundamental for sailors to learn and further hone their craft….
The author, COL Thomas J Gordon USMC (Ret), said “Though I am presenting these maxims as leadership tactics, techniques, and procedures, I do not pretend that they will make you a good leader –Marines see through insincere ploys and hollow rhetoric.” Just reading a book on golf will not make you a good golfer, and just reading about leadership will…
Early Days of Mischief. It was during the years 1888-1904 in Owenton, Kentucky that Willis Augustus Lee Jr. was nicknamed “Mose.” His father, Judge Lee Sr, was the circuit judge who tried civil and criminal cases. His mom, Susan, died of a heart attack in 1913. His elder brother, Clarence also died at an early age. His father had a…
INTRODUCTION. Some of the Marine Corps’ most difficult assignments were not only excessively costly, but also had questionable strategic value. The Marine Generals’ willingness to take on almost any assignment therefore came at a stiff price. They acceded for having little say in the Pacific War strategy, and because they were ready to demonstrate their added value to the military…
Introduction. France had fallen under the incessant firepower of the German blitzkrieg in 1940. The reasons for the sudden defeat of France are due to leadership failure at both military and political levels. The French army was poorly led and equipped with inferior arms and equipment. And to prevent the Axis powers from taking control of the French Marine Nationale’s…