Coalition Navies during the Korean War

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War. It highlights that, despite being predominantly a land war, navies played a vital part.

Autorentext

Ian Bowers is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Joint Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College, Denmark.

Inhalt

Notes on Contributors vii

Abbreviations x

List of Tables xii

Foreword xiii

1 Introduction: The Naval War in Korea and Combined Naval Operations 1

IAN BOWERS

2 Small Navies in Naval Coalition Operations 14

DEBORAH SANDERS

3 The U.S. Navy and Combined Naval Operations during the Korean War 27

CORBIN WILLIAMSON

4 The ROKN and Coalition Naval Operations in the Korean War 40

JIHOON YU AND ERIK FRENCH

5 Between Following and Leading: The Royal Navy and Coalition Operations in the Korean War 57

TIM BENBOW

6 Middle Power Aircraft Carriers: The Experience of the Royal Australian Navy in the Era of the Korean War 72

RICHARD DUNLEY

7 A Small but Significant Contribution: The Royal New Zealand Navy and the Korean War 84

STEVEN PAGET

8 The Royal Canadian Navy: Acute Operational Demands Amidst Force Structure Recapitalisation 99

TIMOTHY HIU-TUNG CHOI

9 Jutlandia: Danish Naval Diplomacy in the Korean War 112

ANDERS PUCK NIELSEN

Index 124