Strategic Military Forces Planning & Amphibious Forces

Chapter Ⅰ. Introduction
1. Background and Purpose of Study
1) The Transitions of the Maritime Powershifts in the Pacific
2) Purpose of Study
2. Research Area and Methodological Issues
1) Time Setting
2) Methodological Issues
3. Questions Raised and Framework Used
1) Questions Raised
2) Framework used

Chapter Ⅱ. What is an Amphibious Force
1. Definitions
2. Location within a State’s Military-Operational Hierarchy
3. Roles and Functions of Amphibious Forces
1) General Roles of Military Forces and MOOTW
2) Roles of Naval Forces in the Theories of Maritime Strategists
3) Roles, Functions, and Legal Stipulation of the US
4. Roles, Functions and Independent Variables
1) Interests, Policies, Strategies and Decision Making System
2) Which factors should be Compared and Analyzed

Chapter Ⅲ. Until the End of the Vietnam War
1. General Factors
1) International Security Environment
2) Regional Security Environment
3) Maritime Dominion
2. Independent Variables and Their Effects
1) USMC
2) SNI
3. Conclusions

Chapter Ⅳ. Until the Demise of the Cold War
1. General Factors
1) International Security Environment
2) Regional Security Environment
3) Maritime Dominion
2. Independent Variables and Their Effects
1) USMC1
2) SNI
3. Conclusions

Chapter Ⅴ. In the Post-Cold War Era
1. General Factors
1) International Security Environment
2) Regional Security Environment
3) Maritime Dominion
2. Independent Variables and Their Effects
1) USMC
2) RNI
3. Conclusions

Chapter Ⅵ. Conclusions
1. Amphibious Forces, War and National Power
2. Major Principles for Amphibious Forces Construction
1) Independent Variables and Their Effects
2) Additional Conditioning Variables
3) Summary
3. Roles and Functions of Amphibious Force
Bibliography
List of Abbreviations