A Brief Guide to Maritime Strategy

Not sure how I've been in the Navy this long and not been exposed to this book (although it came out in 2019, the predecessor was Layman's Guide to Naval Strategy by Bernard Brodie). It is short, logically presented, and easy to digest. It puts into perspective the "Why" and "What" for the Navy, lea......more

Decent summary of some important concepts, but pretty dry. It wasn’t a great audio book to listen to during commute/ chores- it was too easy to zone out. Author used “behoove” at least 15 times, which was tight......more

Holmes walks the reading through centuries of maritime strategy, the costs, benifits and interpretations that the field has gone through in its history. Why I started this book: My hold finally arrived, with a few others and I knew that I needed to jump on this Professional Reading title so that othe......more

I have relatively little exposure to maritime strategy and the literature associated with it. Given this, the book could have been shortened and would have benefited from better usage of section and sub-section headers to ensure key ideas/takeaways didn't get buried in the text. Regardless, I did co......more

While it can be a tough read at times, Holmes expertly uses history (mostly its biggest figures and events, it is a brief history after all) to convey both the reason for maintaining a navy, their possible missions, and the ways they can achieve these missions. Must read for anyone interested in mar......more