United States Naval Operations in Low Level Warfare. Volume 1: Summary and Main Tasks

Abstract

The concept of low-level warfare is tested empirically by a factor analysis of 37 attributes on 309 politically significant violent conflicts, 1944-1966. Data on U. S. Navy operations in 94 conflicts, indexed by 52 attributes, were also factor analyzed. Major power interaction with less-developed countries (76 attributes, 90 countries) was also studied for the years 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965. The results of these three analyses provide: (1) major orthogonal dimensions of variation, indexing variables, and factor scores of conflicts, Navy operations and great power influence. Conclusions are drawn on the concept of 'low-level' warfare and Navy roles and missions in it. Also included are essays on national security planning for low-level warfare, U.S. Navy civic action, and quantitative research on politically significant violent conflict. Data-making procedures and technical details on the factor analyses are in Volume II.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0864489

Entities

People

  • Bernard Tauber
  • Edwards B. Glick
  • Franz J. Mogdis
  • Frederick G. Pearson
  • Karen S. Tidwell
  • Richard H. Cady
  • William G. Prince

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Insurgency
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Surveillance
  • Warfare

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