Welcome aboard for your second year of naval science as a cadet in your NJROTC unit. Summer vacation is over, which you are probably not happy about. On the other hand, you may also want to get on with the important business of learning.
Naval leadership stresses the development of those qualities that enable a person to inspire and manage a group of people successfully. Effective leadership, therefore, is based on personal example, good organization and administration, and personal moral responsibility.
This introduction to Basseys Sea Power Series describes the functions of modern navies and shows how they have been affected by advances in technology.
In Peace And War is also the most important survey history of the United States Navy since the appearance of Harold and Margaret Sprouts classic Rise Of American Naval Power nearly a half century ago.
This book would not have been possible without the generous support of Mr. John Monsarrat and the Naval War College Foundation, Proffesors Hugh G. Nott and James E. King of the Center for Advanced Research, Naval War College and the cooperation and encouragement of Brig. Gen. James L. Collins and my colleagues at the US. Army Center of Military History.