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Blue versus purple : the U.S. Naval War College, the Soviet Union, and the new enemy in the Pacific /

Friedman, Hal M., 1965-

Blue versus purple : the U.S. Naval War College, the Soviet Union, and the new enemy in the Pacific / U.S. Naval War College, the Soviet Union, and the new enemy in the Pacific Hal M. Friedman. - pages cm. - Naval War College historical monograph series ; no. 24 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is about the war-gaming activities of the Naval War College (NWC) in the late summer and fall of 1946 in Newport, Rhode Island ... [and] how the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War impacted the Naval War College in terms of changing its focus from Japan to the Soviet Union as the primary enemy in the Pacific Basin."--From preface

9781935352310

2017007795


Naval War College (U.S.)--History--20th century.
United States. Navy --Maneuvers--History--20th century.


War games, Naval--History--United States--20th century.
Naval maneuvers--Pacific Ocean.
Naval strategy--Study and teaching--History--United States--20th century.
Naval education--History--United States--20th century.

V420 / .F748 2016

359.4/8097309044

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