Navy Strategic Culture: Why the Navy Thinks Differently

by Roger W. Barnett

To provide readers with insights into how naval officers think about how to conduct naval warfare, retired naval officer and Naval War College professor Emeritus Roger Barnett opens the oceangoing service for inspection. He attributes the unstructured, at-sea environment with powerfully conditioning an officer's way of thinking, explaining that the watery setting forces them to be constantly alert, self-reliant, and willing to take risks. In characterizing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591140242
• ISBN13: 9781591140245
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"