02728cam a2200409 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025010001700066019001300083020001800096020001500114035002100129040002800150042000800178043002100186050002000207082002200227100002000249245007900269246003600348260012100384300002000505490005700525500003100582504004100613505024400654520089700898530003701795650004201832650004101874650005201915650005301967710006502020830004202085856009502127856009602222505627820110209153742.0101117s2010 riu b f000 0 eng c a 20105333351 a46272282 a9781884733772 a1884733778 a(OCoLC)680662358 aAFQbengcAFQdDLCdANL apcc ae-uk---ae-gx---00aV210b.B74 201000a940.4/51609412221 aBreemer, Jan S.10aDefeating the U-boat :binventing antisubmarine warfare /cJan S. Breemer.3 aInventing antisubmarine warfare aNewport, R.I. :bNaval War College Press ;aWashington, D.C. :bFor sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,cc2010. a87 p. ;c24 cm.1 aNewport papers / Naval War College,x1544-6824 ;v36 a"August 2010"--T.p. verso. aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aChapter 1. "The submarine boat does not and cannot revolutionize naval warfare" -- Chapter 2. Cutting the thin thread -- Chapter 3. "The old theories have been tried and found wanting" -- Chapter 4. "We run a great risk of losing the war". a"In Defeating the U-boat: Inventing Antisubmarine Warfare, Newport Paper 36, Jan. S. Breemer tells the story of the British response to the German submarine threat. His account of Germany's 'asymmetric' challenge (to use the contemporary term) to Britain's naval mastery holds important lessons for the United States today, the U.S. Navy in particular. The Royal Navy's obstinate refusal to consider seriously the option of convoying merchant vessels, which turned out to be key to the solution of the U-boat problem, demonstrates the extent to which professional military cultures can thwart technical and operational innovation even in circumstances of existential threat. Although historical controversy continues to cloud this issue, ... Breemer ends his lively and informative study with some general reflections on military innovation and the requirements for fostering it. "--Foreword. aAlso available via the Internet. 0aSubmarines (Ships)zGermanyxHistory. 0aSubmarine warfarezGermanyxHistory. 0aWorld War, 1914-1918xNaval operations, German. 0aWorld War, 1914-1918xNaval operations, British.2 aNaval War College (U.S.).bCenter for Naval Warfare Studies. 0aNewport paper ,x1544-6824 ;vno. 36.41uhttp://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Naval-War-College-Press/Newport-Papers/Documents/36.aspx41uhttp://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Naval-War-College-Press/Newport-Papers/Documents/36-2.pdf