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Speller, Ian (2006) The seaborne/airborne concept: Littoral Manoeuvre in the 1960s? Journal of Strategic Studies, 29 (1). pp. 53-82. ISSN 0140-2390
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Abstract
This article examines the seaborne/airborne concept, an approach to
expeditionary warfare developed in Britain in the early 1960s. It identifies the
strategic challenges that forced Britain to reassess its approach to the projection
of power overseas and identifies the ways in which the new concept sought to
meet these challenges. The ‘lessons’ learned from experience at Suez (1956) and
Kuwait (1961) and their impact on procurement and on inter-service relations is
addressed. The study also examines modern British doctrine for maritime
expeditionary warfare and argues that contemporary concepts such as ‘Littoral
Manoeuvre’ reflect the basic principles established in the 1960s.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | amphibious; airborne; expeditionary; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History |
| Item ID: | 17416 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/01402390600566357 |
| Depositing User: | Ian Speller |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2023 15:04 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/17416 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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