US Naval Strategy and National Security

Taylor & Francis

US Naval Strategy and National SecurityThe Evolution of American Maritime Power\nAuthor(s): Sebastian Bruns\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138651739, 978-1138651739\nSynopsis\nThis book examines US naval strategy and the role of American seapower over three decades, from the late 20th century to the early 21st century. \n\nThis study uses the concept of seapower as a framework to explain the military and political application of sea power and naval force for the United States of America. It addresses the context in which strategy, and in particular US naval strategy and naval power, evolves and how US naval strategy was developed and framed in the international and national security contexts. It explains what drove and what constrained US naval strategy and examines selected instances where American sea power was directed in support of US defense and security policy ends and whether that could be tied to what .