Brown Shoes, Black Shoes, and Felt Slippers: Parochialism and the Evolution of the Post-War U.S. Navy.

Abstract

This report examines how intra-service parochialism has affected the United States Navy since the end of the Second World War. It traces the development of naval bureaucratic dominance from the prewar battleship admirals, through the rise of naval aviators to the eventual dominance by nuclear submariners. The author posits that the Navy may now have entered a new era once again dominated by surface warfare officers and wonders what the consequences of this change may be. The study argues for balance and urges naval leadership to rise above the natural tendency to square the past by primarily promoting the interests of the dominant warfare group.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299970

Entities

People

  • Roger Thompson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Boats
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.