A Tale of Two Navies; Geopolitics, Technology, and Strategy in the United States Navy and the Royal Navy, 1960-2015

xi, [1], 250, [2] pages. Includes 23 black and white photos, one table of the Black Sea Fleet Deployment of Surface Ships in the Mediterranean, and a Chronology of the Main Political and Naval Events during the June War, 1967, as well as Acknowledgments, Introduction, Source Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Includes Chapters on Organizational Change and Strategic Priorities Impact the US Navy and the Royal Navy; Limited War in the Nuclear Era: Impact on the US Navy and the Royal Navy; The Technology Race Is On: The US and Royal Navies Face an Emerging Soviet Navy That Seeks Technological Parity; The 1960s: The Soviet Navy Challenges the US Sixth Fleet and the Royal Navy; The US Navy and Royal Navy as Key Echelons of American and British Intelligence; the Soviets Shift Gears and Make Serious Challenges at the Time of the Walker Spy Ring; A Real Shooting War at Sea: The Falklands Campaign of 1982; The Changing Tide: The Demise of the Soviet Union & the End of the Cold War; The 1990s: A Decade of Rising Threats in the Middle East and a Period of Retrenchment with the End of the Cold War. Conflicts, Minor Wars, and the World-Changing event of 9/11: The US Navy and Royal Navy in a New Era. The New Challenge in the Middle East, the Rise of China, and a Possible Challenge from Russia. The Sea in Future Strategy: The Future Partnership of the United States Navy and Royal Navy. Dr. Wells is the only living person to have worked for British Intelligence as a British citizen and U.S. Intelligence as an American citizen. He has worked in C4ISRT, counter terrorism, as well as asymmetric and irregular warfare. Dr. Wells has led programs in the U.S National Intelligence Community to mitigate the effects of terrorist and adversary attacks on personnel, infrastructure, political systems, and communities. He was trained in the 1960s by the most distinguished exponents of deception and other clandestine operations from the World War Two period. His mentors included Professor Sir Harry Hinsley, the Bletchley Park code breaker and operations specialist. Dr. Wells is a foremost expert in the science and art of modern Information and Deception Operations, in both the offensive and defensive modes. Dr. Wells while in the Royal Navy served in Washington DC with the US Navy and Intelligence Community, and at sea in the Third Fleet, US Pacific Fleet. He became Head of Special Programs in one of the lead British Intelligence Directorates and as a US citizen was the Technical Director of Fleet Battle Experiments Alpha and Bravo in the Pacific Fleet. He is a recognized expert on threats, strategy, and tactics in the INDOPACOM area of operations. Dr. Wells is the third Chairman of the Board of the USS Liberty Alliance. He succeeded the late Admiral Thomas Moorer, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Naval Operations, and the late Rear Admiral Clarence "Mark" Hill, distinguished battle group commander and naval aviator. He was made an honorary crew member of the USS Liberty by surviving crew members. USS Liberty is the most highly decorated warship in the history of the US Navy for a single action. He is an acknowledged expert on the Middle East, and the 1967 June War. A Tale of Two Navies is an analysis of the unique relationship between the United States Navy and the Royal Navy from 1960 to present. This loosely chronological study examines the histories, strategies, operations, technology, and intelligence activities of both navies. The special intelligence relationship is highlighted by unique knowledge and insights into the workings of U.S. and British intelligence. Bringing his extensive experience in both navies to bear, Anthony Wells provides a revealing look at the importance of naval thinking - how it impacts not only every level of naval activity, but also national defense as a whole. A Tale of Two Navies probes selective key themes and offers a discourse between the author and readers. Throughout, Wells challenges his reader t.…