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Naval War College Review Volume 30 Article 6 Number 4 Autumn 1977 Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral Franz Hipper on Naval Warfare Tobias R. Philbin III Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review Recommended Citation Philbin, Tobias R. III (1977) "Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral Franz Hipper on Naval Warfare," Naval War College Review: Vol. 30 : No. 4 , Article 6. Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Naval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Philbin: Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral F Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1977 1 Naval War College Review, Vol. 30 [1977], No. 4, Art. 6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 2 Philbin: Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral F Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1977 3 Naval War College Review, Vol. 30 [1977], No. 4, Art. 6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 4 Philbin: Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral F Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1977 5 Naval War College Review, Vol. 30 [1977], No. 4, Art. 6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 6 Philbin: Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral F Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1977 7 Naval War College Review, Vol. 30 [1977], No. 4, Art. 6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 8 Philbin: Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral F Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1977 9 Naval War College Review, Vol. 30 [1977], No. 4, Art. 6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 10 Philbin: Reflections on the Strategy of a Continental Commander: Admiral F Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1977 11 Naval War College Review, Vol. 30 [1977], No. 4, Art. 6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol30/iss4/6 12.

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