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Alternative Routes and Command of the Sea

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The pursuit of victory in a decisive battle, or series of battles, is evidently the means of gaining command of the sea most advocated by orthodox maritime strategists, although, as we have seen, they do so in varying degree. It is a common assumption of their arguments that the fleet taking this obvious and straight-forward route to naval success needs to be stronger, or at least as strong, as the opposition — whether that strength is measured primarily in terms of number and quality of ships, operational skills or fighting spirit.

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Till, G. (1984). Alternative Routes and Command of the Sea. In: Maritime Strategy and the Nuclear Age. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17464-5_5

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