The Evolution of Operational Concepts in Naval Warfare. Review of the Book On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare, Vol. 2, by Heck, T., Friedman, B. A., & Mills, W. D. (Eds.) Cover Image

The Evolution of Operational Concepts in Naval Warfare. Review of the Book On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare, Vol. 2, by Heck, T., Friedman, B. A., & Mills, W. D. (Eds.)
The Evolution of Operational Concepts in Naval Warfare. Review of the Book On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare, Vol. 2, by Heck, T., Friedman, B. A., & Mills, W. D. (Eds.)

Author(s): Boyan Mednikarov, Kalin Kalinov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: Национален военен университет „Васил Левски“
Keywords: amphibious operations; naval tactics; operational concepts; interoperability; geopolitical perspective

Summary/Abstract: This review is based on the research interests of the Rector-Commandant of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Prof. Dsc Boyan Mednikarov and Deputy-Rector Commandant Captain (N) Prof. Dr. Kalin Kalinov in the field of naval operations and naval tactics. It shares impressions of "On Contested Shores. Volume 2" and highlights the book's successful unification of various aspects of amphibious operations into a single logical structure. Key interests include the operational concepts of Soviet amphibious operations and the continental versus expeditionary models of conducting amphibious operations. The review also emphasizes the importance of interoperability in amphibious operations and traces the geopolitical perspective of such operations.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 323-324
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: English
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