Craig L. Symonds, The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (Oxford University Press, 2015)   In his 2014 Hattendorf Lecture at the U.S. Naval War College, the noted historian of strategy and war Paul Kennedy told his audience: “We engage in historical study to broaden our awareness, to sensitize us, to make us ask questions. We … Continue reading The Sine Waves of Naval History