Tactics of Naval Combat Arms (Hardcover)

Milan Vego

ISBN 10: 1682479722 / ISBN 13: 9781682479728

Published by Naval Institute Press, Annopolis, 2025

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Hardcover. This new volume from the Blue and Gold Professional Library describes and analyzes the tactical employment of naval combat arms, including surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation, and naval special forces in a high-intensity conventional war at sea.Tactics of Naval Combat Arms is framed by combat missions of each naval combat arm and explained as part of the much broader operational framework of obtaining or denying sea control. Tactical techniques and applications are explained in accessible terms, including coverage of naval special forces and respective unmanned vehicles. The book contains extensive resources covering the scouting methods used by surface combatants, attack submarines, and naval combat/ASW aircraft, avoidance maneuvering by submarines, and use of weapons by naval aircraft. Written as a sequel to Milan Vego's General Naval Tactics, this new work offers essential insight for naval tacticians and strategists. "This new volume from the Blue and Gold Professional Library at Naval Institute Press describes and analyses the tactical employment of naval combat arms, including surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation, and naval special forces in a high-intensity conventional war at sea"-- Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tactics of Naval Combat Arms (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annopolis
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1682479722
• ISBN 13: 9781682479728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This new volume from the Blue and Gold Professional Library describes and analyzes the tactical employment of naval combat arms, including surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation, and naval special forces in a high-intensity conventional war at sea.  

Tactics of Naval Combat Arms is framed by combat missions of each naval combat arm and explained as part of the much broader operational framework of obtaining or denying sea control. Tactical techniques and applications are explained in accessible terms, including coverage of naval special forces and respective unmanned vehicles. The book contains extensive resources covering the scouting methods used by surface combatants, attack submarines, and naval combat/ASW aircraft, avoidance maneuvering by submarines, and use of weapons by naval aircraft. Written as a sequel to Milan Vego’s General Naval Tactics, this new work offers essential insight for naval tacticians and strategists.
 

About the Author

Dr. Milan Vego is Professor of Operations, Joint Military Operations (JMO) Department, U.S. Naval War College. He is the author of sixteen books, including General Naval Tactics (Naval Institute Press, 2020). Dr. Vego is a graduate of the former Yugoslav Naval Academy and is a licensed Master Mariner. He served for twelve years as an officer in the former Yugoslav navy and for three and a half years as 2nd Officer (Deck) in the former West German merchant marine before he obtained political asylum in the United States in 1976. He lives in Newport, RI.