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In early October 1973, the U.S. Sixth Fleet, with USS Little Rock (CG 4) as flagship, mobilized in the eastern Mediterranean during that year’s Arab-Israeli war, also known as the Yom Kippur War. A Soviet fleet in the same area created a potential for the localized war to escalate, so Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., USN, ordered the American ships to move westward to reduce the potential for provocation. In “The Transformation of the Israel Defense Forces,” Avi Jager traces the challenges and fortunes of the Israel Defense Forces following the 1973 conflict, especially with regard to low-intensity conflict with nonstate actors, and discusses the changes made to its various branches, units, and armaments to operate better in the modern environment. 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ISSN 0028-1484 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2021 5 Naval War College Review, Vol. 74 [2021], No. 2, Art. 1 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol74/iss2/1 6 Naval War College: Spring 2021 Full Issue CONTENTS From the Editors � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 President’s Forum � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7 The Middle East The Transformation of the Israel Defense Forces � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13 Avi Jager Recent major changes to the Israel Defense Forces that reduced infantry, armor, and artillery ele- ments in response to the rise of nonstate adversaries mean that in any future multifront war it will be much more difficult for IDF ground forces to capture areas in the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon, Syria, and elsewhere� Cultural Challenges for Israeli Sea Power in the Eastern Mediterranean � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 37 Samuel Helfont The strategic-military significance of the recent discovery of extensive natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean works against Israel’s traditional reluctance to become a sea power� But any “turn to the sea” will require adopting a broad national and strategic mind-set in the face of cultural constraints that keep Israel tied to the land� Asia Rising The 1988 Blues Admirals, Activists, and the Development of the Chinese Maritime Identity � � � � � � � � � 61 Andrew Rhodes In 1988, the views of the prodemocracy creators of a popular documentary had little in common with the PLAN leadership’s views regarding China’s governance, but there is surprising overlap in the way the two groups were “selling the sea,” helping to explain a critical moment in the evolution of China’s maritime identity and commitment to maritime power� Maritime Security The Middle Kingdom Returns to the Sea, While America Turns Its Back How China Came to Dominate the Global Maritime Industry, and the Implications for the World � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 81 Christopher J. McMahon China soon virtually will control the global seagoing supply chain, with staggering consequences for the United States, its allies, and the world� As a nation dependent on maritime transportation for its economy and the movement of its military forces, the United States must take immediate, decisive steps to promote the reestablishment of a healthy and competitive U�S� maritime industry� Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2021 7 2 NAVAL WARNaval COLLEGE War REVIEW College Review, Vol. 74 [2021], No. 2, Art. 1 Operational Art One Approach, Two Results The French Army, the U.S. Marines, and the Frontal Assault during the World Wars � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 115 Ethan S. Rafuse The French army’s 1940 campaign was disastrous, whereas the U�S� Marine Corps cracked the problem of making an opposed amphibious landing, keying victory over imperial Japan� But despite these military organizations’ different approaches, a closer examination reveals that the two services shared more in common in the problems they faced and the answers they developed than their operational results suggest� Allied Navies London and Washington Maintaining Naval Cooperation despite Strategic Differences during Operation EARNEST WILL � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 134 Richard A.