Does the Navy Love or Hate the Littoral Combat Ship?
The Navy's new vessel attracts lots of friends—and lots of critics. Who's right?
James Holmes is professor of strategy at the Naval War College and coauthor of Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy (forthcoming in paperback, summer 2013). The views voiced here are his alone.
This article was first published due to reader interest.
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