" General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practice is an indispensable book for any commander or naval officer whose goal is to be a senior leader of leaders. This book presents a nuts and bolts discussion of objectives, methods, and elements of tactics as well as design, leadership, targets, and other vital considerations. Every naval officer can benefit from this book and its advice about balancing multidimensional, multi-domain, nonbinary leadership -- more wisdom than information, more art than science." -- Navy Reads " General Naval Tactics provides a most comprehensive analysis of naval tactics. It should serve as a primer for naval tacticians. Its main purpose is to spur the modern naval thinker to use the principles of general naval tactics to ''workshop'' innovative tactics not just in fleet-on-fleet engagements, but in the grey zone of hybrid warfare." -- Australian Naval Institute "This book should find its way into the library of naval officers in order to promote their tactical thinking and to prepare them well for possible battles in the rapidly changing geopolitical and security world." -- Deutsches Maritimes Kompetenz Netz " General Naval Tactics contributes to the never-ending mission of improving naval thought, while also providing the tools for enhancing experience at sea.
" -- The Northern Mariner "Professor Milan Vego provides a very helpful look at the tactics of naval forces in his new book entitled, General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practice . The book provides a comprehensive examination of historical and evolving naval tactics and the challenges of delivering combat success. It is a very comprehensive book which one can learn a great deal about the evolution of naval tactics as well as the challenges facing the adaptation of those tactics to new strategic environments and technologies." -- Defense.info "Vego offers much food for thought and there is lots here that will be useful and interesting to those who want an introduction to naval tactics." -- The Naval Review "In a meticulous, detailed and comprehensive way, Milan Vego provides us with a definitive guide to Naval Tactics which will surely become a standard text on the subject. It also offers a much-needed corrective to the modern tendency to overestimate the extent to which technology dominates the tactical scene." -- Geoffrey Till, Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies, King''s College, London "In General Naval Tactics Dr.
Vego provides a comprehensive tactical doctrine from tactical design to training, interwove with supporting instances from past naval battles. Masterfully written, this book is a cornerstone for every naval officer''s professional library." -- Capt. Jeffrey E. Kline, USN (Ret.) and Professor of Practice Military Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School "In this original and innovative work, Milan Vego demonstrates convincingly that despite changes in technology and capability over the centuries, an awareness of theory, a broad and deep knowledge of historical precedent, and realistic training can provide naval practitioners with the attributes needed to think tactically and succeed in combat." - Craig L. Symonds, author of World War II at Sea ibrary of naval officers in order to promote their tactical thinking and to prepare them well for possible battles in the rapidly changing geopolitical and security world.
" -- Deutsches Maritimes Kompetenz Netz " General Naval Tactics contributes to the never-ending mission of improving naval thought, while also providing the tools for enhancing experience at sea." -- The Northern Mariner "Professor Milan Vego provides a very helpful look at the tactics of naval forces in his new book entitled, General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practice . The book provides a comprehensive examination of historical and evolving naval tactics and the challenges of delivering combat success. It is a very comprehensive book which one can learn a great deal about the evolution of naval tactics as well as the challenges facing the adaptation of those tactics to new strategic environments and technologies." -- Defense.info "Vego offers much food for thought and there is lots here that will be useful and interesting to those who want an introduction to naval tactics." -- The Naval Review "In a meticulous, detailed and comprehensive way, Milan Vego provides us with a definitive guide to Naval Tactics which will surely become a standard text on the subject. It also offers a much-needed corrective to the modern tendency to overestimate the extent to which technology dominates the tactical scene.
" -- Geoffrey Till, Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies, King''s College, London "In General Naval Tactics Dr. Vego provides a comprehensive tactical doctrine from tactical design to training, interwove with supporting instances from past naval battles. Masterfully written, this book is a cornerstone for every naval officer''s professional library." -- Capt. Jeffrey E. Kline, USN (Ret.) and Professor of Practice Military Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School "In this original and innovative work, Milan Vego demonstrates convincingly that despite changes in technology and capability over the centuries, an awareness of theory, a broad and deep knowledge of historical precedent, and realistic training can provide naval practitioners with the attributes needed to think tactically and succeed in combat." - Craig L.
Symonds, author of World War II at Sea much food for thought and there is lots here that will be useful and interesting to those who want an introduction to naval tactics." -- The Naval Review "In a meticulous, detailed and comprehensive way, Milan Vego provides us with a definitive guide to Naval Tactics which will surely become a standard text on the subject. It also offers a much-needed corrective to the modern tendency to overestimate the extent to which technology dominates the tactical scene." -- Geoffrey Till, Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies, King''s College, London "In General Naval Tactics Dr. Vego provides a comprehensive tactical doctrine from tactical design to training, interwove with supporting instances from past naval battles. Masterfully written, this book is a cornerstone for every naval officer''s professional library." -- Capt. Jeffrey E.
Kline, USN (Ret.) and Professor of Practice Military Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School "In this original and innovative work, Milan Vego demonstrates convincingly that despite changes in technology and capability over the centuries, an awareness of theory, a broad and deep knowledge of historical precedent, and realistic training can provide naval practitioners with the attributes needed to think tactically and succeed in combat." - Craig L. Symonds, author of World War II at Sea R> "In this original and innovative work, Milan Vego demonstrates convincingly that despite changes in technology and capability over the centuries, an awareness of theory, a broad and deep knowledge of historical precedent, and realistic training can provide naval practitioners with the attributes needed to think tactically and succeed in combat." - Craig L. Symonds, author of World War II at Sea ibrary of naval officers in order to promote their tactical thinking and to prepare them well for possible battles in the rapidly changing geopolitical and security world." -- Deutsches Maritimes Kompetenz Netz " General Naval Tactics contributes to the never-ending mission of improving naval thought, while also providing the tools for enhancing experience at sea." -- The Northern Mariner "Professor Milan Vego provides a very helpful look at the tactics of naval forces in his new book entitled, General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practice .
The book provides a comprehensive examination of historical and evolving naval tactics and the challenges of delivering combat success. It is a very comprehensive book which one can learn a great deal about the evolution of naval tactics as well as the challenges facing the adaptation of those tactics to new strategic environments and technologies." -- Defense.info "Vego offers much food for thought and there is lots here that will be useful and interesting to those who want an introduction to naval tactics." -- The Naval Review "In a meticulous, detailed and comprehensive way, Milan Vego provides us with a definitive guide to Naval Tactics which will surely become a standard text on the subject. It also offers a much-needed corrective to the modern tendency to overestimate the extent to which technology dominates the tactical scene." -- Geoffrey Till, Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies, King''s College, London "In General Naval Tactics Dr. Vego provides a comprehensive tactical doctrine from tactical design to training, interwove with supporting instances from past naval battles.
Masterfully written, this book is a cornerstone for every naval officer''s professional library." -- Capt. Jeffrey E. Kline, USN (Ret.) and Professor of Practice Military Operations Resear.