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Naval War College: Full Spring 2003 Issue NAVAL WAR C OLLEGE REVIEW NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Spring 2003 Volume LVI, Number 2 Spring 2003 Spring N ES AV T A A L T W S A D R E C T I O L N L U E E G H E T I VIRIBU OR A S CT MARI VI Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2003 1 Naval War College Review, Vol. 56 [2003], No. 2, Art. 1 Cover Our painting of the centerboard sloop Shamrock, ca. 1890, sets the tone for our lead article by Dr. John Hattendorf ex- amining the development and current status of the sometimes uneasy relation- ship between the U.S. Navy and maritime (including naval) history. It also signals the commitment of the Naval War Col- lege to the study of history—as recently evidenced by the foundation of a Mari- time History Department, with Professor Hattendorf at its head. Shamrock itself, built for the well-known yachtsman J. Roger Maxwell in 1887 by John Mumm, was one of the first vessels built to the New York Yacht Club’s speci- fications for Class One. The vessel had an overall length of seventy-seven feet three inches, a waterline length of sixty-eight feet six inches, a beam of nineteen feet seven inches, and a draft of eight feet five inches. Shamrock was listed in the New York Yacht Club Register from 1888 to 1894. The artist is unknown, but the painting may be an original or a copy of a work by either James E. Buttersworth (1817–94) or Elisha Taylor Baker (died 1890). Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Morrison of White Springs, Florida, donated the painting to the Naval War College Foun- dation in 2000, to be placed on permanent loan to the College. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol56/iss2/1 2 Naval War College: Full Spring 2003 Issue NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Spring 2003 Volume LVI, Number 2 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS 686 Cushing Road Newport, RI 02841-1207 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2003 3 Naval War College Review, Vol. 56 [2003], No. 2, Art. 1 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD Professor Inis L. Claude, Jr. The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 as a forum for discus- Dr. Norman Friedman sion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The thoughts Professor Colin Gray and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and are Captain Wayne P. Hughes, Jr., U.S. Navy, Ret. not necessarily those of the U.S. government, the U.S. Navy Department, or Professor Paul M. 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However, the service’s approach to naval history is “disjointed, sporadic, [and] inconsistent.” Despite various initiatives and widespread interest, the Navy lacks an integrated policy for employing naval history, and high-level interest will be required to make history the valuable resource it could and should be. Fighting at and from the Sea A Second Opinion . 39 Frank Uhlig, Jr. Certain classic functions of navies have disappeared (for the time being at least), others have changed, and a few new ones have emerged. In the new conditions, navies at war will strive to make sure that friendly ships and aircraft can get where they are needed when they are needed, and that those of the enemy cannot do these things. Furthermore, as occasion demands, navies will land forces, when possible in friendly ports, if necessary on or over hostile shores, and support them then and thereafter with fire and logistics. Ethics and Law in Time of Conflict The Challenges of American Imperial Power . 53 Michael Ignatieff The United States—the most carefree, happiest empire in history—now confronts the question of whether it can escape Rome’s fate. The challenge can be localized, for a moment in Afghanistan, then in Iraq, but it is global in character. This nation has no choice but to exercise its imperial power, and how it does so will shape the emerging world order and test its own legitimacy as a democratic society. Targeting after Kosovo Has the Law Changed for Strike Planners? . 64 Colonel Frederic L. Borch, U.S. Army Regional commanders and their staffs must be vigilant to ensure that they attack only targets that are legal under the law of war, and only in legal ways.